For "classic" triple deckers, I have seen many sellers go through the conversion as a value-add before selling. 

I have an oppurtunity to buy an old church from my friend/coworker.
He used to pastor it and it was previously used as a mission.
It is approx 10k sqft or so but has become rundown.
Outer brick structure is fine,but n...

The complex includes a museum that lets Gastonia newcomers know about the history of the mill and the bloody 1929 strike that catapulted it into the national consciousness.From mill town to manufacturing and mining.As the mills get repurposed, so too is Gaston County’s economy.Last year, Gaston College dedicated a new Center for Advanced Manufacturing near Dallas.

We choose colors from Miller's exterior classic list and stick with a few.

You seem to be the classic predatory dealer/operator.It's you fault taxes`acrued, you weren't on top of it, IMO.Don't rent to B.D.

Bumping a classic and talking about it on YouTube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?

In honor of your ending question I post the following classic from YouTube.  

These are volunteers using re-purposed materials and I appreciate their generosity of their time.

We bought a duplex, made a classic rookie-noob mistake and skipped the home inspection in order to close quickly.

Jay this is classic scammer fake lender BS.. there is as you state NO such thing as PMI on a private/ HML .. the scammers just do that to collect more money out of their victims and folks dont know what they dont know and they hear about PMI and just assume it legit.Thankfully they come to BP and ask the question there is  a core group of us that normally jumps in and trys to save these folks from losing their money to a thief.