This would make my wait times at places much more entertaining.

I am only inquiring so that if I should ever entertain another property I could avoid a repeat of this unpleasant situation.

If my property was a lower end "college house" with older cheap outdoor carpet like that, I wouldn't be as concerned.

As they are all electric units (not gas), I don't have 220V service, in addition to the fact that washer/dryer can occasionally flood (4 units are on 2nd floor) as well as cost & moisture issues.I considered nad dropped the idea of coin op laundry given the buildings small size (6 units) and the fact that the outdoor "laundry shed" is not very secure and tenants constantly leave the shed door open and the coinboxes could be targeted, as well as I already have problems keeping neighbors from using it, etc.I am going to have the water company come out after closing, tell everyone to stop using water and they will check to see if the meter still spins - toilet leaks and faucet drips come to mind (I also wonder about possible main line water break, I had that happen twice in my life).

It sure did have enough entertainment to fill a half hour though.

very rarely will they(the judge) entertain that "house is horrible crap". they will have til the end of day to pay rent or face eviction(2 more weeks) i never needed a lawyer, and never lost!

So to that effect...Fix the guttersPaint the front make it one uniform colorPaint the railings and posts white Paint the cement blocks; put a simple white trellis in front of the blocks; add some shrubbery & plants in front of it.Remove about 1 to 2 feet of grass on both sides of the front walk way leading to the stairsFlank the walkway with plants and solar lights maybe even box it in with red bricksPut some outdoor seating on the porch and some potted plantsPut in a nice decorative mailbox at the bottom of the stairsAdd a nice decorative house numbers on the door or next to itAdd some nice lighting by the front doorAdd some hanging plants by the corner postsThese should greatly improve the look of your house.

The lot has utilities to it, but not on it, there is no current infrastructure there for additional homes, mobile or otherwise.The additional lot is vacant because the Seller hasn’t taken any steps in the past 7 years to do anything with it, he thought he’d put more mobile homes on it or create a self-storage unit facility on it, but hasn’t got around to accomplishing that.As to the owner carry, the Seller has entertained an owner carry in the past, he does require a strong down, your 30% would be adequate enough I believe, he would probably like a sooner balloon than 5 years, but he’d consider all options.This is what I just got back.

Out of respect for the broker, if you're going to shop on your own too, I would disclose who you're going to so they don't approach that lender (if they do have a relationship with them).Even though I'm out of state, I would actually entertain taking a crack at your loan. 

As far as the no pool thing - you can probably have something comparable - hot tub, kiddy pool, outdoor grilling/lounging area with lights, cornhole/ other games etc.