Anyway below are the quotes we received thus far:Asbestos Piping Insulation Removal (170 linear feet)- D&S Restoration - $1900Mold Remediation, And Basement Waterproofing on Secondary basement (flashing, drain pipe, drain baseboard, sump pump and pit, re cement floor) -  A1Waterproofing - $5,850Demo the illegal 5th unit structure - $15,000Replace Section of Cracked Sewer Line - Promen Plumbing - $2000Replace Lead Watermain line to street[advised we just install whole house filter] - Promen Plumbing - $5900Replace Steam Boiler - Promen Plumbing -$5300Install second furnace and hot water heater and separate heat in units(1st house) - Promen Plumbing - $12,000 Reinforce Beams between first floor Kitchen Cieling And 2nd floor kitchen floor (6 new beams and sheetrock,spackle, paint) - J&B Contracting -$3400Termite Treatment [Said no visual termite damage just signs of mudtubes and termite presence] - Aries Termite Control - $1650 for both housesRedo the whole driveway in Asphalt - Boyd Paving - $9,800Redo the whole driveway in concrete - Boyd Paving - $21,000Redo sidewalk - Boyd Paving - $5700Repair cement siding on rear unit (Crack in masonry) - Bergen Mason Contractors -$1500All quotes besides paving the driveway, separating of the heating units,  the cement siding repair, and demoing the building were just sent to the realtors who will send it to the bank.

The interior hallway lights stay on but I have a tenant who is creeped out by leaving it dark and I don't want someone tripping down the stairs.

We also painted the roof rim/facia and balconies to match (no shutters on this building).Another building in the area is going through this now and they appear to be going with a cement board or masonite cladding (I haven't gotten that close) in a brown/green earth tone.

Brick is usually (but not always) harder to screw up, where as cement board can get ruined if you don't know what you're doing.

I've also stumbled onto what I consider to be a great, affordable tub surround: I go to the local flooring warehouse and buy a roll of scrap vinyl, then apply it to the tub walls with contact cement and metal edging.

I get the concepts from books and the like but the application is what brings it together and cements the knowledge you've gained. 

Hello SE Michigan investors,I am in need of a carpenter in the Walled Lake area to build some exit stairs on a multi.  

It is very cool in the summer and would be nice to be able to turn the attic fan on in the summer creating negative pressure and opening a back basement window allowing cool air from the basement to be pulled out of the back of the basement up the stairs through the dining room, through the living room, up the stairs to the second floor and out the playroom.

I'd guess, with the stair reconstruction, finishing it off, adding a bathroom, we could easily spend $20k.

Behind the sheetrock were cement blocks and steel, the door was also made of steel.