Upon taking down drywall we found a lot of water damage and many framing issues that are against current code standards - headers and floor joists had to be replaced, the back of the house had to be jacked up 2 inches across a 40 yard span.

For financing shop around and find a reputable lender, don’t think best rate equals best deal since a “promise” means nothing until rate lock and closing docs signed. 

Upon taking down drywall we found a lot of water damage and many framing issues that are against current code standards - headers and floor joists had to be replaced, the back of the house had to be jacked up 2 inches across a 40 yard span.

I don't know if this applies to the entire state, but NY does not have a reputation for cheap real estate.If you haven't got 25% to invest locally, maybe you have enough to invest out of state.

Personally, I think we're going to see a strong recovery in the short-term but the real damage will be farther down the road.

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., having started rehab on it (nothing has been done), then saying there were squatters in it who caused damage not covered by insurance (didn't happen), that his contractor had received rehab money and materials were stolen that insurance didn't cover but there was still "a good chunk of the money left" (contractor verified he never received any rehab money from Dustin), and the last straw being that there was insurance on the property.

High Five on admitting you commit tax fraud publicly though- Excellent job telling people you're not someone reputable enough to partner with. 

., having started rehab on it (nothing has been done), then saying there were squatters in it who caused damage not covered by insurance (didn't happen), that his contractor had received rehab money and materials were stolen that insurance didn't cover but there was still "a good chunk of the money left" (contractor verified he never received any rehab money from Dustin), and the last straw being that there was insurance on the property.

I would send the tenant a letter advising them that the deposit would be held until normal operations are able to resume or until you can get someone in there to repair the damage they caused.