They developed the entire Eastview Estates (SFH) out by JC Pennys, a commercial strip center on 11th & Cook, multiple state leased office buildings, and a slew of other projects.

If you don't convert to a vacant home policy and a squatter burns the place down or a thief steals your copper pipes, you may not be covered.

Metal roof is fairly generic and can cover a variety of roofs - brass, bronze, copper, iron, steel, aluminium, etc.Around here a metal roof from the 1940s would most probably be a {corrugated} galvanized steel roof.  

Usually paint with quality paint and do a coat or 2 of poly on top.

Don't give the tenant a penny  

Fairhill- No sugar coating- this place is ROUGH.

How about just applying a liberal coat and re-carpeting?

Since the house had a slab leak in the past (that was repaired, according to seller), should I budget to have it repiped with PEX (it's currently copper), or just leave it alone?

How many of you are going to sell m e their house when you have horrible tenants for pennies on the dollar to me?

To take that kind of chance is penny wise and pound foolish.