I know of a legitimate start up factory that is up and running, has produced homes and definitely has orders but sorely needs capital funding.

After inspecting the apartment I came down with a sore throat and hoarse voice.I also have a couple pictures taken of the bathroom that I can upload if someone could tell me how to do that.Thanks for the advice!

ah, this is a sore topic for me.i made spreadsheets like @Heather W. . but didn't help. my house appraises at around 125, but the city estimates at around 100. they said "we compare REO rentals not how it looks when you buy them, but as if they are fixed up".i spoke to 2 tax attorneys and they said "you have no case" and want retainers before we even start. or they want appraisals on all homes, which will cost me around $4,500. it's interesting that the attorneys didn't want to take this on because that's what they do day in and day out anyway..

The City is asking our partners to extend and increase their support to provide immediate and long-term assistance, including: Washington State  Allocate additional resources for mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment;  Set Medicaid rates for inpatient treatment at an amount that is sufficient to provide effective treatment;  Identify state-owned property to host authorized encampments, vehicle parking, emergency shelter, and housing;  Allocate intervention and other resources to address the public health and safety crisis associated with unauthorized encampments on state property along I-5, I-90, and SR-99, including implementing physical changes to those areas to minimize ongoing and longterm public health and safety risks.  Increase the amount and expand allowable support services in the Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG), including Housing and Essential Needs Program and stabilize funding for CHG;  Restore the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to pre-recession levels; and  Authorize additional financing tools to expand affordable housing and ensure affordability and protections for tenants.

We are quite possibly at the top of the market, so relying on appreciation, especially in an area like West Oakland which has seen values double over the last 5 years, is extremely risky and irresponsible. 

New sod will stick out like a sore thumb if it's just done in one place. 

This so far has been sufficient.Hoarding, on the other hand, is a mental disorder (in the OCD family of illnesses).

I am eligible to take distributions out now, and if I only want to take 20K out or 100K out in various increments I can do so. RE

The hardwood floors would have been a nice selling feature but now it's an eye sore unless we refinish them all.

Fortunately the yield should be worth the extra legwork.The taxation of foreign income may become a slightly sore point with me, but I guess we have to pay someone to ignore the potholes in the roads!