Since folks have been emailing – still no progress on the house. There have been no offers, but the seller is now aware that I am interested. I’m striking out in the loan department – I was hoping to get a home improvement package bundled in with the purchase price but that’s turning out to be cost prohibitive. If nothing develops tomorrow on the financial end then I’m going to make an offer and take a traditional loan package and find a way to finance the repairs over the next couple of years. The pool I’ll pay for out of my savings, assuming I’m right in terms of cost and can get it done for around $7-8k.