It was a complete distaster (it had been abandoned and was completely infested with pigeons.

Thank you @John Teachout, I am considering a dual treatment, Boracare for the infested wood, and Termidor in the ground. 

I had another apartment where there was an infestation of bedbugs and roaches caused by one of the tenants and that sure as hell was terrifying to me!

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...I will run comps for both acquisition and ARVs, predict rental income, preview properties, drive all over creation to do so - and that includes going into abandoned, God-forsaken, mold infested dumps in the middle of winter - you know, the ones that are actually colder on the inside than the outside. 

I purchased the home for $26k and put another $6k into it.I took the drywall off to replace it and found that all of the studs were termite infested and need to be replaced.

Live and learn.I always say real estate investing is like swimming in shark infested waters and knowledge and experience is the shark suit   if that makes sense 

Hawaiian gardens was gang/crime infested in the 80s/90s.

When you make excuses for poorly run cities (and PR) you only make matters worse and never improve the living conditions of the people.Snyder: Poverty, Crime, & Human Feces - The Worst Cities In America Are Being Run By Democrats"Is it just a coincidence that many of the greatest cities in America became poverty-infested hellholes once the Democrats took charge of things?

There is active termite infestation that was treated by seller just few days ago3.

In the end, one uninspected unit had roach-infested walls, a toilet installed in the pantry and a bathtub that had rusted all the way through the cast iron.