Maybe cracked, or sections of plaster & lath collapsed, or water damaged - but whatever that is, you will have to look first and fix it before putting in the new drywall ceiling.

Ask a friendly mortgage broker to provide a GFE (good faith estimate) or a fees work sheet so that you get a closer range.

Lightly spray interior of open cavity with bleach and water mix and allow to dry.

The seller's motivations range from divorce, to out of state owner, to an owner which is pinched for cash and just needs to liquidate quickly.I like to think of a wholesaling business as a pawn shop for real estate owners.

i don't want to get too political, but unfortunately, business is politics...my biggest complaint owning apartments was how the government would support tenants til death and shun the landlords...have had several code violations properties, where i fix everything, but tenants do the damage again, and we go back to environmental court with the code inspector..even when i have pics and proof, it's still an expensive pain lawyering up when the government provides free attorneys to tenants..i guess i don't have it as bad as others...in some states it takes months to evict, and in others if the tenants don't pay the city water bill, the government can lien your property...all this does is put more pressure on landlords and take responsibilty off of tenants..to me, that is a huge pain!

I know what type numbers the appraiser is going to be using in his report for revenues, vacancies, expense ratios, and cap rates, so I've got a pretty decent idea of what range it will be in.

Things like roofs, water heaters, A/C units gone bad, tree roots in the sewer line, etc.Let's say this property rents for $1,000 / month.

You need to carry your own water in a 50/50 deal.

I had two realtors look at the house and I sold it within the range they suggested.

Just blew them out of the water on performance.