As soon as I was able to get myself enrolled on insurance and get an online profile, I started to getting referrals within a week.

We pick one of our favorite restaurants, book the entire place on one of their closed nights or a slow night in January, and invite our work team (plus one guest each) to join us for dinner and a celebration to show our gratitude.Most of our construction/trades contractors don't have health insurance and put off aspects of their health care.

But hired professionals for things like plumbing ($6100), AC/Heating ($15,000), electrical ($2000) and landscaping ($5000) All profit each month is directly applied to the principle.

No lender with the right mind will fund this with 24 hr notice and no title co will insure in 24 hrs. 

My insurance covered a bioclean company to come and remediate the damage: That cleaning included deoderizing, removing affected flooring and removing and disposing a mattress.

They had an insurance policy in place and I was named insured.

Legal fees and damages can outweigh whatever you "saved" by far.A good real estate attorney is cheap insurance.

Mortgage payment (with tax and insurance) is $1,830.Rent is $2,495.  

If a place is winterized then it can be assumed that the plumbing works?

Then we had to replace areas of framing on interior and rebuild the window framing plus repair the aged window, but you might need to consider new window as well based on how many on that wall. then drywall and any other infrastructure that needs to be done on that wall: electric plumbing, etc. that affected wall had plumbing so new code dictated double wall with insulation on outer most wall which added additional cost. termite damage went as high as the roof truss and I needed to replace a beam, but luckily above the bottom beam was the only affected area.