For example, if repairing the foundation required jacking up the house, it's not uncommon for the sheetrock to crack under the stress and for some of the interior trim/doors to shift a bit.You can ask the homeowner if bulk of the cracking was caused during repairs, before or after, and that will give you some info.

:mrgreen: There is a increase in worldwide demand that is driving commodity prices and it is a long term trim.

Needs minor painting on outside trim, a few other minor things.My thoughts on a proposal are to buy it with either $0 or a couple thousand down on a land contract, offer an 'attractive' interest rate, and maybe do a balloon in 3-5 years and get conventional financing at that point.

I don't mind painting, too much, but I'd rather spend the day at the dentist than paint trim (baseboards, casings, doors, etc.).What would be a round figure to have the trim painted on a 1,000 sq. ft. house?

But instead they will replace entry way tile, paint the window trim because they don't like the color the previous board chose, etc.

I have considered doing semi-annual trimming of the shrubs etc but that's just because it's more problem for us if they get overgrown.

I was quoted: $18800.00 for all new siding $6500.00 for siding just patch and just patch wood trim around Windows as needed $4300.00if i just did siding where needed it would be $10,800 totalSo, would it be better to may the 10,800 and keep the price the same or even increase or should I just lower the asking price?

Is there anyone who has a tree trimming service in lakeland florida?  

Kitchen is usable for now, but my wife wants to re-finish/pant the cabinets and I want new countertops (current tops are 4x4 tile with wood trim boarders).  

There will always be gotchas so you don't want to trim your margin too much--believe me, I've made that mistake.As @Bill S. implied, you can think of it as lending to yourself at 10% or whatever funds would cost you.