I tend to lean towards the conservative; I advise my investor buyers of duplexes/triplexes/fourplexes to use the same value decisions/calculations prescribed to by commercial lenders (DSCR, NOI, etc.) to ensure that there is ample cash flow in the property.

As a novice, it could look like crap if you use hammer and nails manually.3) Leave enough gap around the perimeter to allow for expansion as prescribed in the instructions.

The Fed has the "dual mandate" of maximizing employment and promoting price stability (tame inflation) as prescribed by Congress.

In any event doing it wrong can lead to expensive consequences, so definitely consult a professional.My advice would be to hire the engineer and if you can handle implementing their recommendations, then do it, but it's best to let a professional prescribe the solution.

My attorney has prescribed similar advice.

During the wait I kept seeing guys come get this stuff and I can't help but strike up conversations with a few and some were contractors whose female clients prescribed this, some were husbands told by wives to get this.

Some don't take the meds that they are prescribed and desperately need!! 

What you're "selling" is your position in the purchase contract - nothing more.Sounds to me like what OpenDoor is doing amounts to what the short sale flippers were doing during and after the crash: getting ownership of a property at a discounted price, then reselling it without making capital improvements, even though they use property condition and needed repairs to justify their offer, yet they (attempt to) resell the property without making repairs, as Chris noted in his observations of the comments left by those who have had dealings with them.If a seller is sufficiently motivated, that market can sometimes be easily exploited.Having financial backing can allow them to hold properties for the prescribed "seasoning" periods.

The tenant shall serve the landlord, in the manner prescribed by s. 83.20(3), with a written notice declaring the premises to be wholly untenantable, giving the landlord at least 20 days to make the specifically described repair or maintenance, and stating that the tenant will withhold the rent for the next rental period and thereafter until the repair or maintenance has been performed.

Also, many people are prescribed controlled substances for AanxIrty, PTSD, pain management, etc.