@Stephen Shelton Sycamores are known for soaking up water and preventing erosion.

However, people are adding them as they get smarter.Gutters prevent erosion of the soil and foundation, reduce damage to exterior walls, prevent water from getting into the house, etc.

It would be much less expensive than the paving estimate you mentioned, and it would cut down on some of the erosion you are experiencing.

You can be on the HUD-1 form so you don;t need to be paid outside the transaction.Or you could fight it tooth and nail and spend thousands and thousands to try and change the system.

There is no line in the sand rule, if her tooth brush is there she might claim I broke in Blah Blah. 

Any rough estimates on build costs for hillside drainage to prevent land erosion (1000's, tens of 10,000s?)

I got almost the same number using the BP calculator too. The

@John TerryI bought my 2nd one partially with HELOC money too! The

RealtyTrac reports an almost equivalent number of pre-foreclosures and auction properties too. The

Let's assume we're discussing apple/apple units ( same bed/bath, sqft & all amenities too), the FMR is certainly City specific and frequently further refined by neighborhoods.On one city block, I've seen lows of 825 to 1150 and the differences were the exterior paint.