Several searches on the subject brought me to discussions on Bigger Pockets, so I thought it would be appropriate to sign up and join in the conversation.Long term I'd like to do my own real estate investing as commercial and multi-family/apartments seem interesting at least on the surface to me.

Obviously, I've only scratched the surface of information in that time, but I'm itching to get started.

I would fabricate a hardwood nosing such that the surface of the tile comes out flush with the surface of the nosing, and stained to match tile.

It has tile floors, solid surface countertops, central air (big deal in the southwest), and W/D hookups.

All molds can damage construction materials and most all will also generate mycotoxins that can cause an allergic reaction.If you are trying to determine how old the mold is then yes, the color (or the mold genus) may matter.Example: Stachybotrys and Chaetomium (often considered black molds) usually don't occur until several weeks of wet surfaces have occurred.

You should be able to determine this from the county records-- You also need to think about what your strategy is here...on the surface I think this will be really tough to wholesale or flip because of the difficulty on the backend on financing.

Bobcat - take off the entire top surface to remove any and all trash, uneven-ness, and to loosen everything up.Spray with weed killer several times for the next week or three.

I imagine this hurt market rents for local landlords.That said, on the surface, the numbers seem promising.

It seems to me at that rate the cert almost isn't worth it because in FL it's not like you'll potentially end up with the property unless no one bids on it at auction.Is there a strategy there that makes this make more sense than it seems to on the surface?

I had a tenant who used Surface Connection and was happy with them.