I'm always amazed on how ruggedly built some of these old buildings are ... and equally amused by the fact there were no real building standards, but most of the really blatantly bad bits tend to have come with past "updates" (like the introduction of indoor plumbing or electricity).That said, you make you money on these old buildings when you buy!  

Unless the area is really really cold it’s not that hard to work indoors with a bullet heater running even part of the time.

This is just a portion of the listing: "The yellow garage that matches the house has a tool shed attached, in which our indoor/outdoor cat Morris lives.

Located in Westside of Atlanta Acquistion Financing: Borrowed 10k (sweetheart) 8k ( Credit union personal loan- good relationship over the years)1st property event: Fire, locals did not like the fact that I had purchased so randonmly set on fire ( minor damage)Rehab Financing: Used an Atlanta based bank and received a  50k line of credit because I owned the property free and clear, had good credit 700+ and had an account with the bank with some reservesRehab estimate: Licensed Contract 3 bids lowest bid was 38k ( took that one)2nd property event: 2nd property fire, with kicked in door from fire dept. increased cost 5k ( I was pi**ed)  Luckily no work had startedSolution: befriended a local homeless guy and paid him for security (Great decision)Construction: Took 12 weeks but full got a full rehabRenting:  Took 4 weeks to get rented ( Good idea to start this process close to property completion) Hired a property manager to do this.Deal Numbers:18k Acq, 42k Rehab, ARV: 68kRent 850/mo, Property management 110/mo, note 260/mo, ins 108/mo ( with rental loss insurance), Yard cutting ( 30/mo)Net about $400.00

You don't want to find out they started an indoor grow house or that they are running some industrial equipment for the home business.  

Your not going to build a house with two outhouses instead of two indoor toilets are you?

Indoor pool, indoor parking, two hot tubs, one in, one out, exercise room, high speed wireless.

Two of the houses on the street were involved in a big drug bust and had sustained damage from the concussion grenades; kicked in doors, etc (swat damage).

It's not that much more to do this and it makes a HUGE difference in indoor air quality and comfort!

This is two houses on one property and the house I am looking for help with is the one I will live in, not the rental.The garage was converted years ago into the garage but the cement was just covered with glued on indoor/outdoor carpet.