They used pre-painted navy blue HardiePlank on the exterior and the professional contractors hanging it had typical size gaps where the siding pieces meet eachother } So when it was all said and done, they had to caulk the cracks with the Hardie colored caulking, which in turn left this very glossy shine outlining every crack on the house.

The selling agent said that a structural engineer inspected the property about a year earlier and said that the issue was minor and mostly cosmetic and that the issue could be fixed with a French drain and sump pump.My question is, should I hire a structural engineer to inspect the foundation before I make an offer, which is roughly $750, or go ahead and make the offer with a "subject to" clause in case the repair work is more than we estimate?

It's currently listed at 360K but the place needs major repairs (e.g. kitchen completely gone, vanities missing, french doors gone and more) I don't think it's near worth that much in its current condition.

Mostly this is because to play real estate requires knowledge, and lots of it.Few people are aware that at its origin, “Real” in real estate stands for Royal – French; in other words the domain of the chosen few, as represented by the nobility of the time.Real estate is still very much the domain of few and select, but today the limiting factor is no longer the bloodline, but the intellectual worth of the player.

I just got out of the Navy after serving 10 1/2 years honorably.

I have actually come across quite a few decent deals in Waukegan and close to the Navy Base and school in North Chicago is ok.

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However, I am in the Navy, as an aviation electronics technician. 

I used that tape when I painted navy blue next to bright white and got a super crisp line.

French Revolution).