Thanks Very Much @Adam WalterYours is both an excellent reply that at the same time provides an intelligent answer in the same way I would have (If I had the answer), and is a great example of how more replies could be more beneficial here.It has restored my confidence that there is a point to being on this site.

This was a gorgeous apartment when we rehabbed it and rented it to him and now we are looking at probably $5k to restore!  

As atarget mentioned, it may take the form of an RTC type of entity that address the S&L mess.This plan if passed would raise our national debt from $10.6 trillion to $11.3 trillion to make room for the massive rescue.However, as of this morning the proposal does not specify what the government would get in return from financial companies for the federal help.Something mentioned by Treasury Secretary Paulson should be considered; "I am convinced that this bold approach will cost American families far less than the alternative — a continuing series of financial institution failures and frozen credit markets unable to fund economic expansion," "The financial security of all Americans ... depends on our ability to restore our financial institutions to a sound footing."

Completely restored the ugly thing and has it in his collection.I had a few Porsche turbos , Pantera and others early in my life.

Oddly enough anyone that has used Restore X or any other deck coating, has also used elastomeric paints.

:cry: But I had a '66 Jag 3.0S that I totally restored.

BP actually removed this thread because they misunderstood its intent,  but with great assistance and support from @Umar Javaid, they restored it upon further investigation.   

And if you've managed the upkeep of your house just fine over the years, but the taxes have tripled, well, nuff said.I'm more thinking about the revitalization of all the boarded-up scary places in the neighborhood, where nobody lives and lower the overall neighborhood vibe.What I'm specifically wondering is if it's possible to buy a vacant house in Pittsburgh or Mechanicsville, restore it to its original attractive and decent livable-though-perhaps-small condition, and sell it under some sort of neighborhood program to a person who maybe rents there now, or who used to live there, or would like to live there who's not a middle-class white yuppie (and I totally include myself in this category), and make a small profit ($10,000 maybe, for a 2-4 month flip).And a more philosophical question -- is it possible to revitalize a neighborhood without changing it (from the way it was before decline)?

The only comp listed in MLS as active for 150K is a beautiful in-town colonial, white picket fence and all, needs tons of work, needs to be restored rather than remodeled.

You will also need to get the period of restoration from the apartment's contractor to know how long you will be out.