He is an engineer and pretty risk averse.

My big bold move was to rent them at $150 month with tenants paying for heat and electric. 

Purchase price: $630,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Completely gutted this property, brand new electrical, furnace, propane, finished basement to create separate unit.New garage with rental unit.

The Innovation Campus will house Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business graduate program with an emphasis on entrepreneurial startups and other master’s programs in engineering and computer science.

Typically, since I'm well connected because of flipping, HVAC, roofers, lawn care, carpenters, kitchen & bath & plumbers and electrical all are good sources.

Sure you can get away with it , until a home inspector looks at the dates on electric wire , or pvc pipe . 

We rent an environmental screen database that provides us with a 24 hour turnaround environmental screen and engineer evaluation of the report. 6.

I underestimated utilities in my early years, so I ensure those are properly captured (electricity, gas, water and trash).

I'm an engineering student planning to start a business after graduation.

I have a couple buddies that are geological engineers.