The surrounds are custom made & installed by a local shop - they come out & measure the walls before making them & you can specify different "base" colors & "swirl" colors..big or small soap dishes, etc..

Bob,I thought it was a good article in the sense that what people consider as normal will have to change.I just do not see how an economic crisis caused by abhorrent debt could have ever been solved with printing 700 B in new debt for the American people to pay off over the next X # of generations.I think the real root of the problem is fractional lending practices at a 10 to 1 ratio.

However, instead of some shady hidden fee, they explain to their clients the net listing arrangement, the fact that marketing is more of a "grass roots" style and it won't be on the MLS, Zillow, etc.

I spent 8 days on my hands and knees scrubbing cove base with a toothbrush and caked-on soap scum from the tub, scrubbing and painting walls, and taking 11 passes to the kitchen floor with a mop to strip/seal/polish it etc. to deliver a pristine perfect unit to these people.  

Good luck, rooting for you. 

I'm naturally a curious person and a sponge for information, so do you suggest going into the root and basics of real estate instead of doing the Turnkey route? 

You can resurface it, tree roots will flex it but not crack it (unless it's at the surface), you can repair it and recoat it. 

If the floor drain is backing up, you have a blockage in the line somewhere which could be anything from a toy that is stuck to tree roots to a frozen valve.

An example (which I'm not going to do), we bought a machine to clear roots from drains.

We've enjoyed the monthly cash flow that our SFH rentals have generated but I am looking to put down more roots in Boise or other towns in Idaho as we have strong family ties there already and would consider moving back some day.