It has plenty of work that needs to be done but the building functions.

I haven't quite mastered the search function on here.

Some architects are also expeditors whose function is to know what permits need to be done, and file it for you.

If it does, they will not have functioning plumbing for the remainder of their lease (no sinks, no toilets, no showers).

Even with minimum wage at 15 to 20 an hour. most they can pay for rent living solo is wht 700 to 800 a month you cant rent pretty much any city on the west cost for that little.. other wise you have monster commute and with gas that does not work and public transportation is not like East cost upper mid west cities where its actually functional. 

@Alex Pepe, typically you can't buy a fixer upper with an FHA loan because they require the property to be in good functional safe condition for someone to live in. 

There are other paid services, like Quickbooks, that probably offer more features/functionality than Stessa. 

Since you're new, the safest for the investor would be to function as your true lender, i.e. an agreed amount of interest and points with his principal secured by the property.

I would look for something you can create a unique set up so that it basically functions as its own apartment so you could get more in monthly rent than just renting a room. 

It functions the same way as a mortgage except that title stays in your name until the debt is paid in full.