Tell them you don't physically want a card, don't want the number, and thus you would never be able to used it, you just want to be added on the account to help your credit numbers.

Ultimately you have to come out and physically network in this arena.

But my focus is becoming real estate due to having a physical asset.

They're both in pretty poor physical health and said if they can't get something done with it they'll just board it and leave. 

On the other hand the regulating entity may have the power to reduce the encumbrance if you can provide a physical improvement that would mitigate the risk which requires the setback. 

Conventional lenders will not have any issues with your physical location as long as the deal and your financials qualify.I'm a private lender which means it's easier to get approved but you pay for the convenience.

These days almost all distressed properties have a certain degree of physical distress that requires rehabbing.  

@Keith Anderson - That's all what concerns me.If sellers are providing a physical inspection with write-ups concerning all recent repairs and lifespan of currently installed items, it may make sense to have a MINIMAL (But not a non-existent) R&M budget for a property.

In those cases, it may make sense to hire someone to do it since it may become physically impossible for the tenants to do it (at least safely).

An apartment is designed to be owned and rented by one entity.A condo doesn't have to take the same physical structure as an apartment.