On Sun, 7 Jul 2013 04:08:59 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

She needs a complete home inspection, which should have been done
before purchase. There is no way of knowing what all is wrong and
it could be tens of thousands of dollars of trouble here.

True. It would be a good idea for her to find a decent handyman, make
him a pot roast, maybe.

If the house was a gift / inheritance I would take, fix it and move.

I wish she would follow-up on some threads so we know what was fixed
and what was not - fence , trees out front, etc. ... just sayin'

This reminds me of the movie

"The Money Pit is a 1986 comedy film, directed by Richard Benjamin and
starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to
renovate a recently purchased house."