I went to a seminar last night and asked the speaker what would she do in my situation and she said DO NOT waste my time with that property or in that city anymore.

This house is around 700 sq/ft with a sagging roof, 1 interior wall separating this area with the kitchen, minimal floor joists, hardly any electrical and no plumbing.

Or toxic waste dumps.

I offered to pay the difference of what it actually cost him and 3months rent (so if billed labor was $3k, I’d just pay the GC $150).Reasons why I like this:-Building rapport with this GC and his businesses-I get my reno done professionally at a heavily discounted price or potentially free-unit was going to sit empty anyways during my deployment, but now has a handy guy living in it-short term deal with the GC, at most I would sign a 6 months contract and charge the actual amount beyond the cost of renoThings I am getting done:-Laminate floors install and base boards-Cosmetic touch ups in bathroom (to include dry wall)-new front door/frame install-putting up ceiling fans -replacing cast iron pipes for sewer linesWould it be a good deal, all things considered?

The basement is made of stone wall which my inspector says is prone to moisture getting in which turns into mold.

@Jaron Walling not sure I understood what you mean but I sense a bit of sarcasm.Anyways, the 150k was split into two assets and this is the ARV, I invested 120k.Now the question is how to move forward and build more capital.

The property is a rowhome, partially connected on both sides.The smell is strongest on the RIGHT side of the house towards the front inside the finished basement.This is the side that has access to the outgoing waste line.I was able to determine this by opening up several access panels in the finished basement walls on both sides and smelling the air in the cavity.A neighbor (two doors to LEFT) has developed the same smell in his finished basement at the same time.

Really not a big deal job and was under a grand to fix, but not an instance where it's a good idea to be pumping more waste down the toilets. 

Only had to Paint walls white, clean carpets and replace refrigerator What was the outcome?

Seems like the thing we get most concerns on are related to waste management options (i.e. dumping, septic, pits, etc.) and not being able to "camp" indefinitely on certain pieces.