And I never wait...I do a lot of the improvements/repairs myself, but have a plumber which I use a couple times a year as well as 2 different heating contractors one for boilers one for forced air.

If you can get the age of infrastructure and mechanical items (i.e. roof, hot water heater, heating and air conditioning, etc), it will help.

If that is all I had done in the last 24 months, I would not be able to afford the Verizon FIOS service allowing me to write this or I would keep the Verizon service and choose to write this in the cold because I would not be able to afford heat in my home if I still had a home.Those 7 are the current active listings I have and do not include the 5 under contract and dozens of other closed in the last year. 

There was a hole in the roof letting water in, and a heating unit in the top that doesn't currently work, which is a big deal in Minneapolis this time of year.

However, I should keep a close eye on that as Account Closed pointed out that vacant units must be heated.

House has significant foundation issues and no heat.

A small 2 bedroom 700 sq ft . needs paint and the basement cleaned . new heat pump , roof , kitchen and windows .

HVAC isn't much of a concern because it's all base board heat + a wall unit for A/C. 

Luckily, you'll get to number three more quickly.You will also see a lot of discussion about using a HELOC to tap equity in your current home to use for investments, and there is heated debate on both sides.

Instead of being an expert in construction and a trusted partner, he was just an expert in deception and lies.The drama continues with heated conversations, money demands, and threats.