A defeasible fee is not likely to show up on a traditional sale because a buyer wouldn't want the seller to retain a future interest in the property. 

Great callI'm in the middle of a rehab that I tore all the framing out of and salvaged for the entry and wall movesI also kept the 8 foot slider-wood and am going to have it rehabbed by a cabinet company for way less than purchasing a new one forsome of the fixtures were just so calcified that they would not workI saved some of the old light fixtures and refurbished them modern getto- they look really coolthe thing is though is storage- you can rent a connex for a few bucks a month until your ready for the stuff that way they are right there on the property and your not going to a storage unit for the stuff your rehabbingI also kept most of the trashed cabinets- all wood but I'm going to sand blast them then verithane, they will turn out really cool- ive done this in the pastgood luck on your projectenjoy

A bad roof I understand, but a bad carpet/wall paint/trash?

Of course im looking at close to $1k retainer fees to get the ball rolling.

It needs to replace some walls with columns and a new beamReplace the current sun-room with a proper addition (about 400sqft)A new mudroom with relocated laundry roomNew ceiling Roofing replacementAdd a couple skylightsflooring: keep the wood floor in great room area, replace flooring in all the other roomsrepaint the whole house

The kitchen seems like there would be enough room to put a table for 4 against the wall to at least have something to eat on.

For instance, I know that a full gut and remodel including new toilet, new vanity, mirror, sink, glass door enclosure, stone/tile on shower walls, etc will run me $3000 per bathroom.

The walls are cbd.

And that's for a 6Bd, 2.5Ba, house with a huge playroom for the kids with an indoor climbing wall and 2 garages.... not a bad cost of living if I say so. 

We believe that this housing and mortgage crisis has to be fixed by the people of this country; we cannot count on government and wall street to fix it; we can only count on them to allow greed to screw things up again...and that is exactly what is happening right now.