You're stacking another 10K simply from a profit angle becomes predatory dealing at that point and you're probably stealing future equity, if any, from your buyer. 

The only way to remove this from the wall is to use a diamond blade grinder and cut into this and score horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines and slowly carefully pry or chisel it out piece by piece trying not to damage the adjacent tiles. 

The owner is asking $175,000 because they don't want realtor commission to cut into their profit.

Apparently she got about $400,000 after the fire and being an out of state landlord she decided to cut her losses and move on by giving the property to the claims adjuster. 

., that inventory gets cut in half, so 1.5 - 1.7 months.  

To say it another way, if the market that you're looking in is saturated, simply look at another market :)Happy hunting!

By simply opening a wall & installing a doorway the city allowed it as well as leaving the second kitchen etc in place. 

I am not a lender nor do I have any referrals; I am simply trying to get advice while I embark on the same type of business venture.

But is it possible that you're simply not getting enough of the water away from the house when it rains?  

You might also want to consider leased laundry machines, where a company installs their machines and  maintains them, whilst you get a cut from the revenue.