Ugh, Atropa! That sounds frustrating.
The house was inspected yesterday, and it really was not as bad as I thought. Keep in mind, since it is paid off, and I am inheriting it, I don't HAVE to really do anything, but some things are sort of dangerous. And the village, I guess could condemn, but I don't think any of these are condenmable 1. We have to fix the sump pump because it is CAUSING the flooding by putting the water it is pumping back in to the place it is flooding from (the storm drain system). 2. Then I have places of mold throughout the basement because it is damp because flooding and old. They recommend treating the whole thing because who know what is lurking. And they recommend just running a dehumidifier down there. 3. The shower surround needs to be replaced, which I can see with my eyes 4. The ceilings starting to come down are NOT water damage, so they can wait- they recommend I use one of them to get access to the attic and insulate (another to me not urgent thing) 5. The roof is fine- but I should make one or two minor repairs. 6. There is a small tree growing in the chimney !!! 7. the other dangerous thing is that the outer electrical wire is frayed and letting water into the breaker box. It hasn't effected the actual breakers yet, but that seems urgent
So to me, the only urgent, big things are the sump pump mold and the electricity. Then I would look at the roof/gutter minor repair and the tree in chimney!