@James Cannon I'd recommend you get some firm numbers for both options buying and selling and that way you will have all the info you need to make a firm decision. 

This is purely psychological, but it can save your renovation and keep you from crying in the unfinished bathroom.10. 100 dollars is well spent on having someone else remove all the nasty toilets.

Say the GMVT removes the benefit of Cap Gain. 

A neighbor complained and the local police and state police arrested and removed him due to another outstanding warrant.

Some towns will make you remove the extra kitchen, etc and convert it back to a 2 unit.

Does anyone from the Seattle area know about real estate investing firms hiring summer interns?

Stand firm in your knowledge that you’re making a good decision.

I have a commercial real estate agent and engineering firm at the ready for all of this.The biggest wall I've hit is rounding up the remaining capital that will be needed to pull all of this together.

All flooring removed and the seller has owned it since 89.

I'm based in OC and regularly work in LA as well.About Me:  13 years in real estate, licensed attorney and broker, executive at major real estate firm, consultant on large scale residential projects in markets from NYC to Phoenix to LA.