It will be worth every penny.

Vacant houses in that area tended to loose their copper plumbing (and aluminum siding, and furnaces) pretty quickly when I was appraising foreclosures in 2009.

The ones that know what their doing and charge extremely high prices that are not coat productive for low income Properties or you have the drug addict or scammer that needs a quick buck so says he can do it all for a good price then tries watching YouTube videos the night before to try and pull it off to make his rent that month.The tenants are pros,  they will show up polite with paystubs and all docs in hand and once theyre in rent won't get paid and the house will be destroyed.I drive by my properties weekly and more if vacant.

I mean gold - then buy it back from you for pennies on the dollar in 12-24 months when you are broke.

My advice is to save every penny and invest in your 20's and 30's, and you will be financially independent by the time you are 40. 

You’ll see that you are tripping over dollars to pick up pennies. 

As usual, just my 2 pennies. 

Worth every penny!

I've seen this with electrical (kobb and tube, aluminium, some newer copper wiring, no grounding, or faulty breakers) as well so its something to note with older housing stock.Best of luck on the property search and feel free to reach out for more of what other investors are dealing with or financing scenarios.

In that case save every single penny you "make"!