@Adrienne Bryson,My childhood home had the stairs in the middle, living and dining rooms reversed of your diagram.

Simple, elegant logic.

key=0As41cTV1LkrzdHdsTTE4djBfdmhxdENiYThBZjdZRnc&usp=sharingUnit 1: 1 Floor, 2 BR, 1 Bath, 7 Rooms, Bedrooms , Dining Room , Eat-In Kitchen , Laundry Room , Living Room , PantryUnit 2: 1 Floor, 5 BR, 2 Bath, 10 Rooms, Bedrooms , Eat-In Kitchen , Living Room , PantryBuilt in 1903.

The improvements will vary but I'm going for more of a really elegant updated modern cabin with good amenities.

I'm getting $1050 for a 3/1 (technically 2/1 as it doesn't offer a dining room to technically be a 3/1 per the city) that is on Kingshighway down near Gravois. 

Don't know how long it's been there but we want to get it out of there before it hits the floor joists and subflooring of the 1st floor (including the nice hardwood floors in the living room and dining room).Our only idea is to get a couple of submersible pumps and pump it out into the street sewer. 

Tons of shopping, dining and places to work.

Do you think that because they prefer fuel efficiently and elegant look maybe (?!!)

You're in the business to make money, not just to have the joy of a hobby restoring grandeur to old houses, so you need to make sure that you will make money even if worst case scenarios take place.Differentiate Yourself From Your Competition:  There is always a great pergola that the stars surprise the owners with, some great island where they have opened up the tiny kitchen, a corner dining arrangement that is crafted from old wood and is totally decked out.  

I specialize in elegant masonry and trim but am capable of complete reconstruction