Most were in good condition. 

If you are indeed looking to buy a foreclosure, make sure you speak to your lender to make sure it is financiable from a condition standpoint (roof, kitchen, etc).

I'd say its worth in the 20-30k range max if its in pristine condition. 

I would rather not sell the property as it has an amazing view is across the street from national forest and I fell the income potential out weighs the sell value.As far as the donation, I would in theory get a tax write off as they are titled much like a car is.When the house was in decent condition,(2003ish) i got $650 pr mo if im not mistakenI would have to do an almost complete rehab on it to get it in livable condition, New siding, roof, Ceilings, carpet, doors, back porch and patch alot of holes in walls.

It is in pretty good condition and he is the original owner. 

B)I was hoping that they'd share some more figures such as to remove the garbage(which I think that they got the locals that chose to stay do much of the clean-out labor) and the cost to get it in the gorgeous condition that its currently in.

what is the purpose of a 'proof of funds' letter, when is it asked for and under what conditions is it issued?

Sometimes a lender will accept that.You could put as a condition in the contract that seller is to pay for a phase one report on behalf of the borrower and the borrower gets to choose the engineering firm to complete the report.Have you checked the EPA site to see if this is known to be close to a contaminated area already??

. $0 repair costs as house is in great condition so I have estimated less than $1k to get ready for rent.  30/15 Balloon at 4.2% Financing.

I did the research on what it would take to bring this property update to standard of living condition roughly $68k in repairs making it completely off-grid home without needed to used energy from the grid .