If this is an investment having the mentality of I need to buy this home may be disadvantageous in the long run.

I've done my research and it seems as there is no state or village law that I can find saying they can't smoke in their own unit even if it affects the health and quality of life of other occupants.I spoke with the other owners and they are 100% on board with taking action with me.

If you get contact with someone selling do your walk through with them build a good relationship with them, let THEM show you around the house to get your bearings mentally note items that you may want to address later, but again just talk to them find out why they want to sell, and how much they are looking for.

These are based on the person's needs, wants, family commitments, health, obligations to spouse-kids, and many other factors.Keep this as a first milestone and move forward. 

Well, you could move out without penalty since it's probably a health hazard.

The owner is not in good health and has no desire to owner finance.

I identified a lot of things I need to improve on (mentally).- You wake up to live and fight another day.Keep your head up!

A little mental, a little physical, a little designing.

Going back 7 years I see between 12-17% in any given year, so it's accurate.3) Health insurance for a self-employed person is going to cost you big $$$...much more if you have a family/kids. 

Being a host to guests takes a different mentality and different approach than being a landlord to tenants.