If permits are needed, cement pad, certain colors, etc.

Would that mean a mason has to dig it out and cement it in and then rebuild the brick column?

Legal 3's require fire escapes, cinder block or cement wall furnace rooms as starters. 2.

For some reason, the previous owners only put up a "half cement" wall between the finished area and the adjoining storage room.

This may make no sense but I will try my bestmy father is in the process of taking over a home of a friend who has missed a ton of payments and let the house go to ****. the reason my father is taking over the home is because he owes him a ton of money and gave him the equity to attempt to pay off the debt. we want to see if the house is worth fixing at all for my dad to try to take some equity out of it or if the headache is even worth it.The guy owes me father > 80K HOUSE. due to bank 130k he is allowing him to take over payments. current owner hasn't made payments in over 8 months its in pre foreclosure but bank is willing to do a short sale to my father. we will have to pay 12k in cash for the missed payments and would end up owing 120. house is in providence ri near broad st. the house needs almost anything you can think of. we have been in contact with all the tenants we have sent an exterminator to begin the process of dealing with cockroaches, bed bugs, ants, and terminates. we have electrical issues a lot of the plugs in the house and light sockets do not work. upon having an electrician visit the house he stated that somebody had the electrical updated in the basement but it was not connected to the knob and tube in the house. they began the process of updating the electrical but for an easy way out t hey only did it so it would pass inspection. he said he would have to get into the wall to see exactly the extent of the electrical repair needed. plumbing is also an issue and within the next year will need all 3 new boilers. the yard has a small parking lot next door but no fence or boundary showing where the property ends. the roof has a couple of years left in it. yard has to be fixed cleaned and asphalt or cement. all basement windows need to be changed and fixed. the interiers are all very dated and would need to be updated as tenants move.

The durability is one of the best however the coldness and cement like feel to the feet turn a lot of people off.

Cement slab?

We both work full time in amazing careers that we enjoy. 5 years ago we made the decision to start investing in long term rentals as a way to cement our future.

Also, when you tear off the brick to get to the drywall-like sheathing I would go back with lapped cement siding (if restrictions permit), much cheaperJust be sure you get a certificate passing mold visual inspections and air quality and that they also provide you with an 'Insurance Stamp' (what they called it anyway).I'm guessing the home's elevation versus the BFE checked out in that area? 

looking at a very nice foreclosure by me price is $65000 local comps are 180-215000 the house is 3 bed 2.5 bath 2100 sq ft built 1990s been empty for over 2 years with a flooded basement which is all cement walls, but rest of the inside of the house mostly the walls which is painted drywall has mold anyway to know if this is wipe off mold or drywall would need gutted and replaced?