The only way to avoid an internal fitting is to use the very expensive SharkBite style external fittings.

Rik, There are great ways to add value to a unit that will lead to higher rents, external storage for an additional monthly charge or not including appliances as part of the rent and rent them for a monthly charge, really being creative with your investments and letting people ala carte their individual rental experience.

Or what are some external resources you found useful?

I am adding 4 external motion sensor lights on this property for security.  

We intentionally found a home that has a separate mother-in-laws suite in the basement that's connected by an external entrance that leads from the backyard straight into the suite.

I'm living in Bear, DE and also on the same band wagon as most on this thread.Haven't made acquisition as yet but highly motivated and interested in purchasing, flipping, renting, or reselling any properties which i may acquire in future.Is there an external to BP group which i can be added to?

Bottom line will be number of piers required, how many external piers (accessed by digging from outside house along the foundation perimeter), internal piers (accessed by cutting into the slab from inside the house..don't be scared lol), the cost, and the warranty.

With that being said, if the power lines are large and within a relatively close distance, they'll probably be marked as an external obsolescence by an appraiser.

This seems like a personal financial decision that shouldn't be promoted to the masses, considering the masses are blinded by the hand picked examples of the great wealth to be made in RE.

God, I'm one funny guy.)If the chimney isn't external to the house, I'd be real tempted to remove the whole thing and call it good.