The mentality of some section 8 tenants is just a disgrace too-- do nothing, let everyone else pay, cause problems.

As long as your Realtor or the listing was not the procuring cause of your L/O deal, you should tell your realtor you have decided to rent it and cancel the listing.

However, correlations do not imply cause and effect.  

.- Asphalt Roofing Manufacturer's Association "strongly advises caution when considering the application of any type of field applied coating over installed asphalt shingles," due to possible shingle curling/warping and possible vapor barrier may cause premature failure of roof decking.- Some shingle manufacturer's specifically state that coating will void the warranty.  

What other legal issues could this cause?

Then I would take a step back and reassess where things went wrong ... being broke is a symptom, not the disease IMO ... figure out what the root cause of this bad situation was/is and attack the problem at its root.

The hangover of 2008 has caused people to recreate their perceived norms of market cycles.

If there is/was little insulation in the attic (the ceiling joists are exposed above the insulation), you would have cooler/warmer temperature along the bottom of the joists which could both cause moisture issues and may have affected how the smoke particulate stuck to the ceiling.If you take the pointed tip of a knife or {one blade} of a pair of scissors and {gently} press into the drywall along one of those lines, is the drywall hard or does the knife tip slid in fairly easily?  

Plumbing work is pretty simple, but old pipes can cause issues.

A house I'm looking at has some stress in its internal support and I'm unsure of what's causing the problem.