It's hard to hear, but in order to work for the best, you'll need to sell yourself to the highest ranked folks you want to within underneath. even though you're well educated and highly qualified, REI looks more at work experience and "what deals have you done" more than anything.

I'm so pumped, we've discovered that the front of this duplex MIGHT have clapboard underneath the siding.

"It is in the valley that the soil is most fertile."

Both parties spoke different languages- the lender spoke ROI, ROE, WAC, discounted cash value, etc. while the project developer spoke excavation and grading costs, the price to import and compact soil, installation of curb and gutter, etc.

The home inspector noticed that bedding soil had been added to the point where it is actually covering up the weep screed and he saw signs of rust and deterioration to the weep screed caused as a result of this.Albeit the Declaration of Easement does explicitly allow each homeowner the right to inspect, repair and maintain both sides of their home the homeowner will not allow us access as is delineated by the DE to exercise this right.

The other end of the cable is the only thing supporting the floor underneath my feet at that moment, because the previous owner liked the "open floorplan" look, and took out the load-bearing walls in the first floor. 

If it's because of poor soil conditions a steel beam will not solve the problem you will need to underpin the foundation.

We can address the soil erosion up top with plants, but the wall erosion, that I guess I'll need to have addressed.  

Carpet needs replacement, or ripped off for the hard woods underneath. 

However, the master bedroom was a later (1992) addition and carpet was installed (no hardwoods underneath).