Email from my plumber:We dug up the septic tank and ran the machine in the drain clean out that was installed. 

@Delmas Edwards You can get a plumber to run a snake up the drain that has rotating cutting blades that will cut out the roots.

I plan on purchasing mf in the downtowns of the cities surrounding Houston, mainly those with a more “Americana” type of feel( white picket fences, 4th of July block parties, neighbors worship together, founding families are still around and they let you know it, high walkability score, families are out on the street with neighbors, doors are unlocked.....)It is tough to comp certain property because they might be the only type (or one of the only two) AND some of these towns do not allow any more MF to go up, so the MF owners set the market.

Leaky drain pipe, bad HVAC thermocouple, bad thermostat etc that take less than 30 minutes to fix.

Here, prices are different (big differences) from one block to another.

It was only a block or two away from a police station and was a 5.7% cap which had me cash flowing right away.

I don’t remember the addresses, but one was a 100 year old duplex with major structural issues surrounding a central stairwell and the other was a 1950’s build with a block wall tuck under garage that was beginning to shift, causing issues throughout the house.

I would pick block and brick over any other exteriors, also built within the last 50 years.

I also drive three to four blocks and see what's new.

Now I have a new property here in Florida and it is a concrete block house with some big windows in the living room.