So, a lot of times we need to educate the owner and let them know that there are certain things that legally they are responsible for and very simply if they are making the house unsafe or inhabitable by not fixing something, they could be possibly in violation of the tenant’s rights and the property code.Lastly, I have seen owners that violate Fair Housing Laws.

My name is Mario, I'm active duty Navy making the transition to civilian life using real estate as my path to financial freedom.

"You dont get a second chance at a first impression" -Anonymous (Presumably, Oscar Wilde...)Being in the military has limited the necessity for research in civilian attire, but now that I am to commit to REI, it has become evident that I must bear a respectable appearance from the moment I step through the door -- any door. 

My civilian job also requires LOTS of travel(40 weeks a year).

I'm from the Centerville area, prior Air Force, and I work at Wright-Patt now as a civilian.

The banks in the area can pick up the bonds, if your muni is rated A+ or better of their investment portfolio, they can also meet their requirements under the Community Reinvestment Act which they are required to invest in.Offer tax credits for new businesses establishing themselves in the enterprise zone, real estate taxes, sales taxes, use tax, are all on the table to negotiate with, usually the more employment brought in, the better the tax relief is.Create a "Mayor's Commission" of public minded civilians, business owners, non-profits, real estate types, engineers, banks and primary industry leaders.

. - Once I make a grand entrance back in to the civilian world I could probably live there and split the rent with my Mom, and commute to school.Negatives - if something were to happen ( like she decided to move) the house would become an expense to us.

Almost identical income from military to civilian job.

IF I'm able to find that out, how to approach the institution and show them that the property that was in livable condition when they made the loan is now in a deteriorated and inhabitable state where the amount of work needed to get it back to livable standards is significant, hence I'll take the property off your hands but it's going to be well below market value and you are going to be losing a lot of money.

A flip is taking something that's not inhabitable, and making it livable.