Extensions on downspouts 10 ft away from the building, grade the surface to slope away from the foundation at least 6 inches in 4 feet, provide positive surface drainage around the structure, and finally stop irrigating landscaping within 10 ft of the structure.

Its like asking whats a better career for someone who you know nothing about and they say they want to play in the NBA but you learn they are 4 feet tall.

That’s perhaps a B area.Do you see 6 inch tall grass, moldy siding, and damaged roofs here and there?

As they say, if you give and inch, they will take a mile.

I had to build fences along my driveway accessing a drive under garage, because the retaining wall was more than 30" tall (standard building code item) but these properties were built in the 40s/50s and never had a fence there until I rented Section 8 and they required it.From a tenant perspective, I never had any of the issues James notes.

Any house built in 1979 would have 4 inch, or at least 3 inch, ABS waste lines.

During one of my rehabs they made me replace a brand new window I installed because it was 2 inches short from code.

I renovated every single inch of this property.

The fence is still entirely inside my property by about 5 inches. 

We replaced floors, repainted every inch of the interior, and fixed everything that needed attention.