If a roof leak was left unfixed for a long time, then you'll need to remove drywall and remediate for mold, and the drywall finishing can get expensive.

I told them puppies and unfixed dogs would be a no-go for us. 

But it's not an unfixable problem.

Whereas with VRBO I've had several tech issues that were unfixable, such as photos that never load no matter how much I manipulate them, and a catch 22 with the dynamic pricing that never worked that locked me out of my calendar. 

Papa's unfixed, spraying Tom  cat doesn't end up 'being watched for the weekend' anymore.

We justified un fixable problems by saying we would make everything else so nice that buyers would look past them.

This didn't come up with the first property because it was a trailer house lot so it only qualified for a 15 year unfixed loan anyway.

Good bargins at the high end ($500,00 and up) but alot of unfixed inventory being sold.

He didn't do anything wrong, but caught in an unfixable market.

Vacant homes depreciate fast--vandalism, theft, squatters, unfixed problems get worse.