Looks like they have newspaper material in the gap as well.Now later that day - Had a brick mason contractor come by who said hes done hundreds of brick fronts mostly for store fronts and he didn't seem to think it was as big of a deal.

The less money you can spend on labour, and the more on quality materials.

The common advice seems to be, work at a fix before buying.Bring it to the seller in a tactful/reasonable way and just let them know that it’s a concern and I want to have it further evaluated prior to closing.I am hoping that they do not have a problem with it.Someone suggested threatening to walk and/or notifying bank of our suspicion and the fact that they will not let us inspect.I am trying to avoid any kind of antagonizing approach in the hopes that this can be resolved/mitigated without too much issue.I do like the property and not wanting to walk away, just want to figure out a way to resolve before I take ownership.For now, my summary action plan is to move forward with tactfully notifying the seller of my concern and desire to inspect, complete an inspection, mitigate or come up with a plan to mitigate and then also empower tenants to work with management at addressing mold by reporting any leaks in a timely manner to allow for prompt fix, as well as possibly suggesting they purchase damprid which I hear helps with moisture and making sure to pass on educational/informational material on indoor air quality.There is an indoor air quality guide that someone in a facebook group that I am part of suggested, which I intend to make as part of my lease addendums/guides for tenants.https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaqI do have a contractor lined up to address some regrading issues and also visible cracks which could be where the moisture is coming in through.The challenge is that mold is everywhere and I do not doubt, that we will find something, the key is to work together to “address/mitigate” vs. turning a blind eye which I suspect may have happened here.In the end, I like and appreciate all the comments.I think the comment that sums it up well is @ Clay Hartwig’s comment that the problem is not limited to just the tenants getting sick, the problem is also in working to mitigate moisture which could essentially kill the house.Thanks again to everyone that offered suggestions on what to do here.

I'm a broker and not a principal so my motivation for taking the course may have been different than yours, but the vast majority of individuals who have gone through or have earned the CCIM designation are brokers and based on the course material I can understand why.I've been running fairly complex analyses of investment properties for the last year so I've gotten quite comfortable with the numbers for my market and coming up with a fairly accurate opinion. 

I would really do some math on materials alone before jumping on this based on the 50k #.

I knew each night I needed to spend at LEAST 1 hour on the phone talking to homeowners.This meant: STOP over-checking e-mail, STOP reading online, STOP “gathering materials I would need before I could make the calls”, and NOT put down the phone until I had made my calls.My motto at that time which I said to myself over and over again was, “Nick, SHUT UP and DO IT.”

I'll second Sean Terry, its free and good material if you are focused on non MLS wholesaling.Lookup Flip 2 Freedom.

I had a friend who used to put chips on the appliances so if the home was vandalized he would find out where they took his appliances.I believe appliances, paint buckets, left over material should never being in my homes while is for KEYANY showing.

@Stephen Joyner If the contract is only a rewire, even if you know you need it, it is a legible change order, your price at this point is part of a "competitive" bidding phase, once you get the contract, you can then tell the owner regarding that, I would only charge for the costs of materials and additional labor, some contractors charge it as a new contract, which typically ruins their credibility.

Likewise depending on jurisdiction pizza boxes contain bio waste and some areas that is garbage not recyclable material.