It's only happened once, and that turned out to be a combination of three things: a toilet leak, a teenage daughter's long showers, and a lot of watering in the garden in a dry summer.

Large master suite, wood look floors, two closets (one being a large walk in), tile master bath with granite counter tops, linen closet, large garden tub, spacious walk in shower.

@Adam McLellan There are subdivisions with low HOA, but they have fewer amenities - cable, gardening, clubhouse, tennis courts, etc so you will have to pay those.

I'm interested in how STR work in Garden Grove.

They literally were wholesaling a house for $30k more than the house next door was listed on MLS that was almost fully turnkey, and considerably bigger(1500 more sq ft lot + 1br/1.5ba larger) in the Garden Oaks area of Houston.

Chicago area. I have a 3 unit building with GFA and all the ductwork but no AC. I plan to install central AC in the top two floors using existing furnace/ductwork. Should I also install AC for the basement unit while ...

Also, you could consider building a "village" with some common area elements (like a small community center, or park, garden) but use the slab construction.

I closed on this one yesterday, located in Garden City, Michigan.

The simplest way to put it is that every time money gets involved (buying lumber, hiring a gardener, etc) you have to put it on the spread sheet.

He may sell or rent out later.Actor Jimmy Stewart after retirement wanted a bigger garden and he bought next door home in Beverly Hills, California.