Yes, but what I like about the 100 year old floors are how they seem to wear slightly lighter in the middle and darker on the edges, just real slight, and then the little nicks that appear darker.I have had patches put in where the old floor heaters were and, yes its amazing that they can match them so they do not even show a patch was put there. 

This was originally built as a rail car manufacturing and repair facility, so the base may be just enough to handle empty cars - Fully loaded cars could be an entirely different matter - If the base isn't sufficient for the weight, big problem.

I find them in general to be good/conservative in their number so I am happy to provide it to the owner as it allows me the opportunity to under promise and over perform.It is important however not to just plug the address into the rentalizer and go, you need to analyze the comps below and weight the comps most similar to the subject property.Hope that helps!

It feels like I might be punching above my weight here, and taking on too much risk.

The granite is fine, but the limestone gets ate away from underground rivers (cracks in the subterranean rock) and eventually the weight of the earth above it will cave it in.

They had counter weights to keep them up, and most of the ropes that were connected to the counter weights had rotted and failed, so the windows usually had a stick or a book holding them open.

Investing $50k for 5 years holds weight but so too does active management of the property for 5 years.

As an investor with a smaller portfolio I really put a lot of weight on Cash on Cash Return. 

This is particularly common in two situations: pets and parking.With regard to animals, pet rent is usually charged based on the size and/or weight of the animal.

@Brady Stout I’m in a resort area in New Hampshire and we keep our decks clear of snow simply for the reason of snow load and the fear that eventually under enough weight they will either pull away from the house or collapse.