@Devin Marlowe I'd probably walk at this point ... you can always poke at it later.If you are intent on pursuit, you could make it a condition of any offer that all zoning, work order and code compliance issues be resolved prior to Close.Now that you have had this discussion with the City and, I presume, conveyed the information to the Vendor and his agent {hopefully you asked the City to put it in writing - to help you keep the list straight.  

Martin I think Minh and I have resolved any confusions.  

Just be sure that they wire you the money with a significant amount of lead time to move in, as paypal allows the sender to request a return of funds up to 14 days (if I remember correctly) and paypal will actually pull the money back out of your bank and hold it in escrow until the "dispute is resolved".

Been through this situation in CT a number of times and the law can vary state to state, but in most cases the tenants think for some reason they can use their security for last months rent and once reminded the situation resolves itself if otherwise the tenant has been good about paying throughout their lease term.

At the very least sit down with this contractor and see how this problem can be resolved.

For example once you have your funding lined up and can close a deal then you search for a compatible Realtor to start showing you homes ect. 

My wife had our first child in January of this year and we JUST resolved a bill that the hospital tried to bill us for twice.

There are days I'm "crazy busy" taking care of issues and resolving problems,but I enjoy it!

What has to be done to resolve the other items?  

Find a couple of good realtors that work with investors and are compatible with you.