Make sure you eliminate ALL moisture and wood to ground contact issues to help suppress future issues as part of the pest management plan to resolve your issue.

Some of these "Oohh I'm a libtard vs. oohh I'm a facist" debates can never be resolved and have no benefit to those of us who simply want to make money in RE.

So in order to safely rent a property , mold issues have to be resolved. 

On an old house, those issues have usually been resolved--and if they haven't been resolved, they're often plainly visible (e.g.; big cracks in foundation, signs of water diversion failures, etc.). ...But on a new house, there's often no way to know what lies ahead.

Since she brings them work, she's on their VIP list so they resolve issues concerning her deals immediately.

Regardless of the property being vacant, it should be their responsibility to maintain such situations.However, if you are very willing to get this situation resolved, you may wish to request of the owner to allow you an easement so that you may access these properties to fix any issues. 

Talking to a lender will help determine what parts of each persons credit/ income profiles are an issue and how they can be resolved.

Resolve the issues by first contacting the city.

We fix items if necessary and document them on the walkthru form as resolved upon move-in.

I have a strong resolve in making this happen, though.