Which material is best?

S&P500 index is propped up by about 7 companies that make no material value with P/E ratios of about 3% for the market average.

Purchase price: $165,000 Cash invested: $20,000 I bought a duplex in Racine that needed a lot of cosmetic upgrades.

Some of the materials we choose and asked him to pick up (such as flooring) he replaced with low quality materials, I assume to keep more of our money for himself. 

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A cosmetic rehab is still quite a challenge for the first time.

One word of caution: the court orders typically allow repairs to make a home habitable, i.e. rent-ready, but not cosmetic or similar non-essential repairs, like upgrades or additions.

Cost to build is $350K (I am managing it all myself and calling in favors around the city to get low rates on materials and labor).

At the end of the project's life the land must be restored to a natural state and the materials must be recycled if possible, eg. stripping out metal, etc. 

Find out if it's a problem or if it's just cosmetic.