The carport cement driveway needs some work.

Should I look at multi family units or single family units with a cement foundation?  

My and my sister's bedrooms were up in the attic and our walls looked a lot like what you have there @Ryan Richard The entire place is about 1200 sf and had a 2 ton A/C unit in Orlando, FL and that was fine for cooling even in the summer.The upstairs would get a little warm during the day but that was more due to the air return being down stairs and not having enough return air flow from the bedrooms.

I would really like to update my SFR and put in a new railing around the porch since the current enclosure is rusting out but the fencing is cemented into the porch. can I remove the railings without damaging the porch or do I need to replaced the entire porch to cement new railings?

The prep process was very labor intensive (knocking down high spots with a sander, filling in large cracks/gaps/gouges with cement filler, containing all the concrete dust from sanding) and laying it down took several days of fairly difficult and slightly messy work.

The lower section of the stairs leading up to the upper level will need to get replaced due to partial rot.

In order to make the deal profitable on my end, I would want to remove the kitchen in the third floor, leave the current 3rd floor bathroom and bedroom and legally combine it with the 2nd floor unit via the existing stair case making a 2-floor 3 bed 2 bath unit.

Will sell the white appliances (which already show some wear after 6 years of renter abuse) and will get a nice used set of stainless appliances.Expected total cost for freshening up the property: $200 for guest bathroom (just tile, green board, thinset and grout), $500 for master shower (cement board, shower faucet, tile, thinset and grout), $150 for re-facing the vanity.

At the minimum you will need some kind of chair lift as seniors will have a difficult time going up and down the stairs, but you may want to even consider an elevator. 

It also might cover the owner if someone is injured at the property, like if the tenant trips on the entry stairs and then tries to sue the landlord.Click here to continue reading...