Over the years working as an architectural designer and now as a structural engineer I have dealt with numerous projects that have been built without permits.

They will either need the attention of a professional carpet cleaner or possibly replaced altogether.The question I have is: Would I have the right the use the tenant’s deposit to pay for the cleaning or replacement? 

  $125,000 - $40,000 = $85,000 less realtor fees to sell it, and will a lender finance it in it's present condition.Also, those pier and beams go out of wack all the time and maybe just adjusting them will fix it.Some of the older homes are jacked up with all kinds of automobile junk yard scissor jacks and Auto Zone bottle jacks, piles of rocks, stacks of 2 x 4's on grade, wooden shingles, tar shingles, etc... vs proper peirs.So maybe one of the renters (or one of their friends) crawled under there and removed the jacks to use on their car repair or sell at the pawn shop for beer money and now the floor bounces.Meaning get a 2nd opinion from a pier company (that's legit, has an office and a website, etc...) and have them confirm the ROT--if any.Because the floors do rot (sometimes) and also the piers go out of wack and sometimes also sometimes disappear into thin air--and no one knows what happened to them.Getting a 2nd opinion on if there is rot--with cell phone pics of it--would be smart--if none then adjust/replace the jacks.Good Luck!

I’m still on the fence about the realtor I used I hope to replace her with someone maybe more aggressive.

Should I assume all wiring needs to be replaced?

Should I assume all wiring needs to be replaced?

And U folks that have a sand box filled with homes you can buy for far less than replacement cost your in the drivers seat when you choose correctly..

Ideally this shed will be good for several years and won’t need replacing.

The property is not in top condition and needs replacement on roof and some other things and i wanted to change one of the half baths into a full and convert one of the rooms downstairs.

We painted, fixed ceiling cracks, replaced the floor with laminate and new carpet, replaced ceiling fans and light fixtures, bath vanity and toilet.