Honestly, it never bothered me when someone else inherited money.

Here is the other thing that bothers me.

I am flipping this house.Should I bother installing insulation under the floor?  

An old guy once told me, "If you're going to be in business, you better do it 100% legit or don't bother doing it at all."

Well chances are they are going to continue to smoke so it is really up to you to truly enforce this if it bothers you that much. 

Looking for an investor just seem like more work than I care to be bothered with.

Don't bother replacing the cabinets if you aren't going to have newer matching appliances and countertops, lighting, etc., it only draws attention to what wasn't done.

I haven't bothered with a GC, I project manage and hire the subs myself, but that may be slowing me down from flipping more.  

Marketing has changed so dramatically in recent years and many legitimate business people, in absolute desperation, turn to all sorts of measures attempting to generate leads, hence new business.If you picked up on this up front and it bothered you (understandably) something inside of you override your instinctive mind, defying logic.As for your expectations, Jenni, paying for hard costs up front is customary.

Will the owner even be bothered to show me the property at this point or should I focus on getting financing lined up?