I had bought a brush, but it was too small to hold any significant amount of paint, which led to re-dipping every two inches while lining the ceiling.

As a matter of fact, I just saw a duplex on Realtor.com in CH.

They have been through every square inch.4 Look at comps for the lot in four places:  zilliow/trulia, Landwatch.com, Landandfarm.com and the MLS.  

Ever have to wash a water heater (located in a kitchen corner because this is a "vintage" house) covered in two inches of dust and hair?  

I would do a dishwasher but if you can do a 24 inch do it, its cheaper. 

From what I understand, per code the portion of pipe leading to the water heater, for a gas water heater, still needs to be copper, for a certain number of inches, however.

I have 7 in CH and like it for rentals.

In downtown Jersey City, homes that were flooded by Sandy have put in new draining systems and renovated with tile in the lower level instead of carpet or wood, and raised their utilities up off the floor so a couple inches of water won't reach them.It may be more difficult to get insurance and you may be required to get flood insurance so there may be some extra expenses there.  

My Mower is 5 years old and is  a 60 inch deck and it has 114 hours on it.I have a 1/8 acre garden that use's drip irrigation.

Replace the ceramic backsplash with laminate to a height of 4 inches.