It's just now complete.The bad news:The Roof and two box gutters need to be totally re-done.We've been shipping water in two places for years.We need to repair a number of joists and about 16sq' of floor.The second floor's floors are bouncy and need to be tightened up.The good news:We found historically appropriate metal roofing the we can use city money on.We found metal roofing at a very good price through Modern Builders Supply.Almost every (brick) wall is nicely plumb.Almost all the floors are level.The wood floors in the rooms we want to refinish are BEAUTIFUL and have never been refinished, as far as I can tell.

ORRehab all to the fullest, and maybe use the back building as a in-law house..ORDemolish back building, and use the floor as a nice basketball court or tennis court, keep the big shop garage and modernize the outside, tear the front house down, and build a new house on the remaining foundation, with attached garage, and second floor giving a total of around 2,500 sq.

The US has (AFAIK) the LOWEST tax rate in the (Western/modern) world.

As a business owner, you are a BIG target for all the down and outers in our society who are hoping to win the lawsuit lottery.

Does it make more sense to modernize the windows with thermopanes, blow in some insulation, and put in an efficient furnace?

That might sound harsh in our wacko "everyone's a victim" society, but it is the truth.

The area is pretty old, but the city is doing new projects in the area to modernize it up.

Owning a large basket of stocks (modern portfolio theory) is a good idea, but don't base it on silly characteristics like beta.

yeah filing for bankruptcy is the safest bet for him. it may sound strange, filing for bankruptcy is not so bad... but how the society takes it takes a toll on a man.if he wants to come out of it read the articlehow does bankruptcy work tell him to be strong and file for it. he can start building his lost credit after 1 year or so...Vik

You’ll build plenty of equity anyway.Reason #3: A mortgage is cheap money.There’s no way you can avoid debt in today’s society.