They sit empty because the costs to update them to code make a project unfeasible for private money. 

It also signals that you are a real person and not a faceless corporation with automated responses.  

._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________7/28/24 - UPDATE WITH NEW PICTURES.Hi all, just sharing the update and the experience, we finally after interviewing about 4 different contractors picked the right one so far.

But seems a bit hard if you have to continue to update FF to reflect those prices. 

Any updates?

Even when it is completed there is ongoing monthly cost to keep the code from breaking and keep it secure and updated.

Great tools that get updated regularly. 

My signature is homes updated for today's modern families and how they live--so yeah, I take down a lot of walls!!

Update to this post:  Tony Viola was exonerated and never originated mortgages. 

I work also in sales and my income is not stable so even more important to have safe ratio, I have some clients with very stable corporate jobs and they are able to use even more leverage and go more for high total return.