Remove all of the wood paneling (its nailed on) and repair plaster walls if needed, then paintI removed on panel to see what was underneath and it dosen't look too bad here anyway2.

@Daniel Haberkost awesome insight, just took a virtual spin around village 7, looks very promising, thanks for the message.I would be grateful for some insight on buying property sight unseen.

Often times, you won't catch a wolf in plain sight. 

The home has a wood fireplace in the basement, and electric radiant heat upstairs.

my old wood retraining wall is rotted out. 

I learned our “subfloor” is planks- it’s not solid pieces of wood, I’ll try to insert photos.

If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound?

And i'm even more tired of landlords that are too short sighted to see that if they aren't going to think their business should be treated like all the other businesses, they're one of the biggest problems our industry has.

Also I am wood flooring expert im certified Installer and  Inspector so if you have any questions about wood flooring just let me know. 

You may need to make some accommodations considering COVID-19, but you don't have to offer sight unseen.