We will close a duplex in NC very soon and few questions want to hear landlord folks to share some valuable experience.1) Insurance: one insurance company agreed and then changed their opinion by asking us does this duplex has a 6-8 inch concrete wall between units.

My windows were 108 inches tall.

You want the expert in their field not a generalist that is an inch deep and mile wide.3) Make some calls and check with other property owners in the area.  

I wholesale in CHS.

My guess here is that the subfloor which would be 3/4 inch plywood has taken in so much water that it's rotten.

There are alot of private lender hedgefunds bear sterns etc that have invested over the last 13 years or so in sub prime and thet dont plan on loseing as far as the banks bailing people out i just dont beleve it thats a smoke screen to make the look sincere what they do is take there down payment and home and get the next guy in and take theres to if they dont man up and pay for it its not something for nothing in this but anymore you almost have to have a degree in economics to understand it confusion is there trick of the trade every business has them theres no crystal ball that says you will have your business/job/same income for the next 30years there finacials change and credit only the strong servive there is psychology within life/money please dont get me wrong a mortgage can work for you if you understand the loan witch is 2 inches thick and only a 3 day recision period but statistics say that you will refi every 5- 10 years need a new car college tuition new born etc and many many other things happen funeral and you need to consolidate and back to 30 years again they have all or most of the angles figured out or at least the important ones what you like is your fault .

You can install shingles 1/2 thick or 3/4 inch thick.

Also, it's a lot easier to take an inch off of the last row of blocks than to add an inch.

I realize this is the long and hard way, but I want to familiarize myself with every inch of work that needs to be done so that later in my career I'll be certain what to look for.

:lol: Also, another part of the sidewalk the guy installed these ugly pink fake brick pavers, and they are desintegrating. part of the sidewalk lets two inches of water collect when the snow melts in the spring, making it hard to walk on for about two weeks.