Well, it wasn't in perfect condition. It looks nice on the inside and outside, but it did need some stuff done to it (contracted) when I bought it to make it actually livable. I've also done some things to it myself as well.
Ah, I see - but a good thing that it didn't need whole reconstruction or comparable effort.
With one of my buildings all I can do is to probably.. trash and replace it in 1-2 years with my own solution. Basically no way to "improve" the fundamental aspects of it without replacement. Even as it looks good, it's just not up to the requirements I have for it.
Luckily it wasn't that bad, but then again mine passed inspection yet still needed some expensive work done. But definitely WAY salvageable, as it wasn't even close to salvage in the first place. I'm probably going to need some roof work done to it at some point though, that'll likely be a pretty penny.
That's a good thing. Yes, roof works can be expensive - I do those mostly myself, it's useless to pay 5 times the material costs if it can be done same as good myself. Our contractors are not really establishing a high quality build, just "the quickest way possible with the cheapest material around" which doesn't fit my own style.
The one building is unfortunately not constructed to withstand my own projects on it, needs a more rugged, robust solution and this can't just be placed "over it" but has to be build from ground on. But this allows as well some individual concepts to get integrated. That's the one and only advantage, even if it will be quite pricey.
Hmm... I did wipe and delete someone's account per their request not too terribly long ago. Most likely they made a single post in this thread at some point, I'd guess.