I had our maintenance company run a camera down the pipe and it had not broken, at a cost of 150 dollars.Cut to last month, I went to the house because she was moving out and I wanted to put stakes in the ground to keep it from happening again.

-Low-income tenants, Grounds not well kept, units in fair condition and cleanliness outside.

Let's say one side of the building was underground, so the roof was at ground level, you would not fall.

But it's something to consider.If the property is "totaled", like it burns to the ground. 

If you don't have experience investing in a particular area or have trustworthy boots on the ground, then you should fly out and look at what you're getting BEFORE you make an offer.

So it can be said that most likely our ground and air have been and may still be heavily polluted.

Besides the obvious utilities (electric, heat, water), there would have to be an employee(s) for daily care and grounds work, waste removal, etc.

And I'll be the first to admit it's not 100% accurate or static, just our local "on the ground" opinion.  

I'm assuming that since the seller signed off on that, the deal in its entirety is now contingent on me being able to obtain financing.Since the lender won't lend without the repairs done (we went through 2 different lenders), I can't imaging the sellers have any ground to stand on here, do they?

If you're out of state, I think it makes sense to have a property manager on the ground just in case.