Thecontaminated property has been used as a dry cleaners for the past 30years or so.

Plus the issue of what happens if that well dries up.other than that it sounds like a nice deal

I am ashamed to admit it, but I keep them as is unless they are completely rotted out.

It was literally three feet deep throughout with rotting food etc.

One plumbers estimate is $150; another $250.Water has to be off for 2 hours for the glue to dry properly and no one definitively knows where the best place is to put the PRV in line.

Also, if I am a tenant nearing the end of my lease, I going to do my best to skimp on oil usage and leave the tank as close to bone dry as possible.

Well youll at least need earnest money deposit which will usually be around 1000$ for banked owned properties....Also they teach whats called a dry closing where u dnt need money but these days youll have to come up with funds for ur A-B transaction, and ull have to use whats called a One Day Funding/transactional funding.

Gutted interior and reformatted floor plan to include true master with ensuite bath, new hall bath location, added interior laundry and dry bar plus new HVAC, new roof, new electrical panel and whole house rewire, new kitchen, flooring, paint, landscaping, etc.

Are wet and dry utilities available at the site?

RE law can be rather dry and uninteresting (to some), so I wouldn’t just study it for RE investing.