They also mentioned that water doesn't drain properly.

Just like that weeks of work and correspondence down the drain, even though most of the recommendations came from the Senior Planner himself.

To me the whole point of REI is to generate wealth, but if cash flow is your only source of income and that gets drained by capex and reserves faster than it comes in, you are looking at a money pit.Once you understand this and see it, you can't un-see it.I am not here to bust dreams, so how can you make it work with cheap houses? 

Initials: _______b.Tenant agrees to pay for clearing the sewer drains of the Premises of any and all stoppages, except for those stoppages which the Landlord will agree were caused by defective plumbing, tree roots, acts of nature, or which are declared in writing to have been so caused by the plumber or other person who is called to clear the stoppage.

New hoses and drain $50..

Is Baton rouge going to boom with all of the reconstruction or go bust due to the drain on resources of all of these flooded home-owners?  

He uses the same structural engineer that I have used a few times on my own.Can the drainage be fixed to drain properly?

6 - As you add properties, will this bring added income (positive cash flow), or a drain on your cash (negative cash flow)?

That clout kept PVC drains from being allowed until sometime in the 90's.

That seems like a significant drain on cash flow.