Maybe one pathway is more desirable for a reason you do not understand, they like left turns more than right turns, the soil is better packed, the soil drains better in the wet weather, there is less slipperiness in freezing conditions, the plants look nicer, they are further from the neighbor they do not like, they are just used to walking that way, they do not like your plans and want to stop them.Since they are the same, why not design your changes so that they are the mirror image of what you are planning?

I am refurbishing one now and running all the plumbing along the baseboard instead of underneath like originally had. 

How can I get that "pro" title underneath my Bigger Pockets account lol.

You sometimes have to remove the carpet, the carpet pad, and sand and seal the flooring underneath to get ride of the smell if its bad enough. 

Hey all,My partner and I are looking at buying our first investment property (a three-family) in Worcester and trying to estimate CapEx for repairs.The house we are leaning towards is pretty solid- we see around a 7-8% cap rate with the in-place rents and it is fully tenanted.However it needs extensive repairs on the siding around the back side of the house, as well as some general cleanup of the backyard/driveway.It’s clear the current owner has not cared to take good care of the property as there are several minor repairs needed inside the second unit in addition to a big pile of trash in the back yard, plywood in place of siding in one section of the house, and several boarded up windows and doorways that appear to be remnants of a section of the house that was removed - likely a previous back porch setup for each of the three floors.There also appears to be asbestos underneath the wood siding - I’m not sure if this indicates we might need to remove ALL the siding and asbestos and redo the entire exterior or not.I haven’t measured the exterior yet but will be doing so this week, I’m just wondering if anyone has advice on what to expect or how to ensure we don’t get screwed by contractors if we do move forward with this property.

Drilling holes in the concrete floor allows the water to soak into the ground underneath, but this is actually horrible for the stability of the floor.

There was a heating oil storage tank which was excavated from the site in 2010, groundwater report was clean, but soil report had findings next to excavated area. 

Specifically having Termidor injected into the soil and spraying Bora Care onto exposed wood.  

Had an oil tank sweep performed to make sure that there are no other abandoned oil tanks (there aren't), and are currently awaiting results from the soil sample test. 

Costs became to high to get out of the nuisance for him but with no other choice, we knew where the tanks would be and instead of a $3000 survey of the property, he found someone that had this ground penetrating radar, took two scans of the suspected property, bam right underneath the vent pipe.