The plan was to dig the new ditch an inch or so deeper than the existing trench much closer to the tree, away from the house, to gather that water and move it toward the street at a slight down slope.

Nothing to worry about as long as they are not 1/4 inch or wider.

.:... one thing on my list is replacing the floor tile on a small stairway landing, the inspector said it probably has asbestos in it but we wouldn't know for sure until it has been replaced. ...The "rule of thumb" is: if floor tile is 9 inch by 9 inch, then it is likely to have asbestos (either in the tile itself or in the adhesive that attaches the tile to the subfloor).

The number of listings are very low and the prices are inching back up....

He said the charring did not look structural (about 1/8th of an inch deep) but he could not reach everywhere and recommended I get a fire rehab/roof specialist to take a second look.  

Hi Guys - Would appreciate if someone can shed some light on the following issueMy structural engineer recommend 1 1/2 inch raise on each side of the house.

Figure an inch thick for a single layer, and you have 250 cu.ft.

The interior work looks doable so we were encourgaed by the visit, but here are the matzo balls hanging out there that are still making us a little nervous:1) There was about 3 inches of water in the small basement/crawl space.

Imagine the roof with twice as much mold.....then spread that around on every inch of the interior.

Not so sure about the things there in FL, but most investors in my area, they try to save every inch of dollar they could, on top of that, they don't want to put confidence of their budget to anyone else, more like a micro management style.