It gives a lot of resistance when closing and seems as though it may need to be replaced/fixed.

How else can they strike and demand higher pay if you replace them. 

The technician supposedly replaced the doorknob with new one; which probably pushed the price higher. 

If you do decide to proceed into investing, this will open to a realm of achieving financial freedom and slowly accumulate your rental portfolio, so that you can replace your active tech income from your rental income.

Therefore, you can defer taxes on the transaction when you sell an investment real estate asset to buy a replacement property of equal or greater value.It’s important to note that the capital gains tax rate varies from state to state and your tax bracket.

The real problem comes in when the unexpected happens, like a roof repair, or a boiler replacement, on top of the negative cash flow.If it was me, I would try to save more, take out less debt, to help with cash flow.

@Naveen kumar VadlamudiHow many square feet for the building, and do you know replacement value?

We have cracks into our ceiling and the drywall needs to be replaced. 

- Does the "final inspection within 1 day of closing" replace my initial inspection contingency?

It was an older home from the 1950s we had to replace elctric plumbing and all dry wall etc. this house was a complete gut but we didnt buy it knowing that.