I am a health care professional in Nigeria, with a long term passion for real estate development.As at now I have no formal education yet or capital to start a property development company, so I'm trying to start small with a blog that can generate some income over timeIdeas would be most appreciated

That rationale is that as long as the tenant is OK with living with a degraded unit, so long as it's not integral to the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants, building, or other tenants, what's the difference? 

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One small county has auctions less often and it appears I'll have to make human contact to get a list.

You had no choice to fix it - not only to protect the property but to ensure the health and safety of both tenants. 

The lady is having health problems and really needs to sell the house which has been listed with a realtor for almost a year.

They will go through the property and upgrade it as much as humanly possible so they can get those up-charges.Given that context, you ought to verify whether they are real service calls or whether they are something you could consider as inflated business for the benefit of the management company.Then, you also need to consider the tenant.

Before purchasing my house hack I cut my expenses and rented a room from a friend for a little over a year to build up a health savings.

Its on a concrete floor.Carpet company would not tear it out citing health regulations..

We all know that there are a lot of health benefits to being sober.