If there is something wrong after you start, you get hurt, the weather is bad, there are code violation problems you can overruns.You also come across as someone who does not really understand the risks to the lender.

Counter offer should read "buyer responsible for all cost associated with winter weatherization standards."  

I feel that since I've weathered these challenges, there's no reason I can't make it in the REI world.

I'm giving it a little time so I leave a rational review, but I plan on leaving a pretty harsh rating on Yelp.

I am not sure whom to blame here, snowy weather, corrupt state or what :-).

One lady gave it a 1 star because they wouldn't replace a piece of weather stripping she ripped off the bottom of the main door.

We ran up against the Thanksgiving holiday, weather, and city inspector availability, but in the end, we made it.Regarding the work we had done prior to closing, it was a little more than expected, but not too bad.  

Long story short, I had forgotten to turn the utilities on for a few days, so the property temperature dropped significantly due to the weather, the waterlines froze, and when I finally had the utilities turned on, the damage was already done.Mother Nature: 1, Theo: 0After a few consults from Serve Pro and local contractors, I ended up spending a few hundred dollars to fix the broken lines and replace the drywall.As I stated earlier, this is one of many mistakes I have made, but I faced all these mistakes head on, learned my lesson, and am now in the process of acquiring my second (and possibly third) investment property!

After all, there are many factors to consider when moving from a hot weather climate to cold weather.  

I was curious how difficult it is to find tenants in December or January because of the weather etc.?