There was some incredibly valuable information in this podcast.

Had the inspection done and there is clearly work that needs to be done in the $5-$10K range, incl some work around rotten wood, leaky pipes/faucets, holes in doors/walls, small amt of mold in bathroom, sump pump drain issues, bathroom fans routing into attic causing moisture issues...etc.  

(Made up example: I like to put diamond plate on the walls because that stuff in indestructible.)

I noticed a quote hanging on a wall of a local building dept.

That is incredible. 

However, as I was trying to keep that one from falling apart at the last minute I came across another incredible deal on auction.com which I am happy to say just got bank approval!! 

Do builders down there run plumbing out against the sheathing on external walls?  

We have a good ins broker here in town, he gets reasonable homeowner's ins for our owner fi houses, and the car ins he just got me was incredibly cheap. 

It's incredibly easy to show, pretty great rents, but best of all, the tenants are fantastic.

In addition all cutting will need to be done inside (can't setup the saws out in the driveway), which means more time spent cleaning the job site.We are just finishing a deep energy efficiency retrofit of a rental - inside is starting to look beautiful, but the outside is missing siding of one wall and the awning over the entrance needs to be build ... both of which will need to wait until the weather warms and the snow goes.