Originally, I had not included the heat/gas and electricity as I wasn't planning on living there and just renting out all three units.

50k or thereabouts 50K Repair escrow Yes, if rehab is included we can hold back for that A mandatory component of the loan (unless you want to borrow 70% minus repairs).

It is not all liens against the property just all of the city liens including taxes, water bills, fines,etc. 

My biggest recommendation would be to find the right team which includes in priority order: property manager, contractor, realtor.

Your offer to purchase should include a requirement that they provide all documentation and agree to sign an estoppel certificate (also called estoppel form or agreement).

@Sam Grooms we usually include a certain percentage for construction contingencies for these kinds of situations, but that’s certainly a case by case basis based on the severity of the repairs.

There's about a 99% chance that mortgage contains the standard verbiage around acceleration, if the property ownership is transferred. 

I understand that you can include the assignment fee in the principle price in a contract but when can a profitable buy high assignment fee be a problem for a seller or end buyer?

I originally was looking for the mythical 'structurally sound but killer deal because it has some broken windows and  hasn't been remodeled since the 1940s' type of place, but I've since lowered my standards to include properties with major foundation issues and the like.

That did include ins and tax prepaids and recordng fees, closing fees that they do not control but still....Its not worth it to me to pay 10k on a 80k, especially with as little as I was going to make on the deal.