The price will be driven by the number of fixtures and lengths of runs of piping, but I just can't imagine it costing it anywhere near $30 to $40k.For a similar project for me in Kansas City, re-plumbing new water supply lines would be <$10k.I think big risk is how much water damage, mold remediation, drywall patching, insulation, framing & other finishes needs to be replaced?

Imagine the amount one has to pay a real estate agent in expensive places like, San Francisco Bay Area considering most of the time sellers and buyers agent is the same person #SCAMFor example, If a home is listed for $1.5M in SFO - agent may take home $60k for doing very little since home sells for itself there because of the bidding war and low supply.

Unless they're very far from jobs, because of the supply and demand. 

I've also heard of investors accompanying their GC's to a supply house and buying all the supplies and then only paying the GC for their time. 

This plus SB 827 dying in committee don't bode well for any sort of supply side fix to the issue.

I understand the desire to protect vulnerable residents, but punishing those very people and entrepreneurs who want to increase housing supply in Portland is not going to help anyone.  

The major cons include high property taxes, difficulty finding positive cash flow (especially when using property management), and slow rent growth due to, among other things, rising supply of multifamily units being developed all around town.

So, with high demand and a fixed/limited supply of real estate, I'd expect Cedar Park to do better than the Pioneer Crossing area in appreciation and rent growth when buying a resale home over the near and middle terms.

These two ideas will balance themselves out and so we’ll still end up with housing demand outpacing supply. 

If they pay for advertising, paper supplies, handyman, it may pay off.