Looks like the OP is ancient, I was about to say the same thing when I realized it.

@Neil Da SilvaI would say 'history...' because the PTB (Powers That Be) tend to run the same plays, from the empirical playbooks moderne, and ancient, time and again.

General Question:Several of my rentals have boilers across the spectrum of quality and age.  My oldest boiler is in a 5 BR 2 BA house.  It's been producing a LOT of carbon monoxide, so much that I feel like it's a haz...

He may be right, it's an ancient 4" cast iron drain that most plumbers hate to mess with.

@Stephen Bjorgan I am a broker in the Dallas area and I would say our MLS is ancient and anything but user friendly.

@Lisa Keutman There's nothing old or ancient about doing a subject to and they are actually pretty straight forward.

I don't do run down areas or ancient homes with tons of unknowns...good luck with your search!

If you hit anything ancient you have to stop digging and do an archaeological excavation. 

(I get rid of it in a real reno) One thing that makes old wiring less of a high wire act is using the push in connectors rather than wirenuts for that add-on piece if you need it, same for installing lighting in the old massively overfilled ceiling boxes without trying to untwist and twist ancient wire.Originally posted by : During the final inspection, the electrician had to pull out the code book and go through parts of it line by line to show the inspector he was wrong.

Lead paint, asbestos, galvanized pipes, cast iron waste pipes, knob and tube wiring, ancient HVAC systems, and windows that need replacing.