There remains surface mold on many walls and the ceilings.

we are trying to find information on raising the ceilings on our 2000sf house. the ceilings currently are not even 8ft tall and we plan on renovating since we will be staying here a long time.

I am not a huge fan of garden apartments but this building is built out to have a legal basement with very good access and ceiling height so hate to waste that value add if we can contest or file a few documents and get a legal 4th unit.  

You'll be tearing down all drywall on walls and ceilings shared by the units.On top of these known things, there's all the things you'll uncover on an old house when you open it up.

Raman, Make sure to measure the height from the stair tread to the ceiling as well.  

The state of TX property taxes are much higher than the 1.25% mentioned as CA has a ceiling of how much taxes can be raised each year thanks to CA Prop 13 enacted in 1978.

Very sweet old lady who had floor to ceiling stacks of junk, boxes, papers, you name it.

The other option is to set your ceiling of what you would pay for the tax deed and then still to it. 

The awesome thing about sales jobs is there is no ceiling on how much money you make, and your income is a direct reflection of how much effort you put into it.  

in texas you dont have basements, but adding another bath gets you higher rents. you can add ceiling fans, pendands, granite counters, open up walls, skylights, etc. but do inside changes only. dont waste your money on exterior stuff. that's a waste of time.