I got a text from my tenant and he is claiming that the contractor had to move his grill and they "must have hit a knob and all of the propane leaked out".  

5-6% to a broker in your case is very inexpensive compared to the exponential expose, expertise, avoiding potential legal issues, holding multiple open houses, quick access to the property, qualifying buyers, potentially avoiding escrow fall out, etc that a GOOD or great agent brings to the table.  

Getting an idea for mobile home values, simply requires that you be exposed to as many as possible.

I don't think you want to expose a future tenant to a "small amount of monoxide".  

A good plumber could tackle it in a day or two.He'll probably drill into the exterior sheathing and run it into the wall that way and then put a foam jacket around the exposed pipe rather than drill through the slab and sill plate.

The hurricane damage exposed some part of the building that wasn't up to code (the steal beams) and they had to rebuild that plus other parts of the condo that got destroyed like the lobby and gym etc. and everyone got hit with that huge assessment.

Also- I don't know what manufacture you are looking at- but you can always do standard construction and upgrade the exposed cabinet sides to a real wood veneer.

At the end of the day, it is a judgement call depending on the particular facts and circumstances of the situation.I believe that 2 flip transactions per year would expose an IRA or 401k to UBTI taxation and we would advise our clients intending to flip houses with such frequency to consult with their tax attorney and/or CPA in order to evaluate the potential impact of such taxation on their investment strategy.DisclaimerPlease keep in mind that I am not personally a licensed tax advisor and the following should not be taken as tax advice.At Safeguard Advisors, we have a continual dialog with our tax attorney/CPA on matters of taxation and are well versed in the application of the code to self directed IRA & 401k plans.

Only bills are $20 a month water and $12 a month propane, and the occasional fix here and there of the mosquito net etc.

I don't care to remove every single wall and gut it from top to bottom, if the plumbing and electrical are OK I will keep it.My whole gut renovation thoughts were based on making it look as nice as possible while minimizing energy and water bills as this building is a half hour outside of Manhattan so utility bills can get wild.I'm focused on doing the following:-Installing new energy efficient windows-Wrapping pipes to lower heating and hot water costs-Installing a high-efficiency gas boiler-Putting on a new roof-Installing low flow toilets, showers and faucets-Ripping out sheetrock and double insulating the walls that are most exposed to the elements.I'm not sure if that qualifies as a "gut rehab" but I know the scope of work is significant.I'm just assuming it will take around a month per unit to put in 6 new kitchens, bathrooms and sheetrock and put in the new boiler.As to the layouts, I'm working with the city to get a chance to go in and take a look but I won't be changing the layouts.