If that doesn't help, just know that "Ben There" was the runner up to my first choice of "Chester Copperpot".

My easy border fence recipe: I just used the flat top 6 ft pickets and 4 x4 pressure treated posts at the big box store, and 2X4 rails; Dig the post holes, I set them and packed them with sharp gravel (so I can pull it up if needs be to sell or if there is a need to remove)... attach runners; cut the pickets in half and screw them on following your strong line (it is more for boundaries than security or privacy)...

It’s all talk until runner meets the road.

In each market I am in, I build local teams for runners, handymen and cleaners.

. - Offers competitive-rate/feature lines of credit and/or credit cards to Real Estate investment and management companies- Specializes in small (100K-2M) CRE financing that can: refinance, fund acquisition, umbrella, blanket, portfolio loans.I've done a couple searches and it looks like Wells Fargo and Capital One are the front runners.

@Steve R.Most residential real estate agents are not going to be out scouting for ugly houses ... if one is dropped in their lap, they may bring it to you - or to an agent in their office who is willing to deal with it.You have a far bigger chance of finding your own: read the local classifieds and your provinces version of the Royal Gazette for foreclosure/mortgage/tax sale announcements; lace-up your runners and get in a morning 5-miler around the neighbourhoods of interest; talk to the postal carriers, etc.

Or just drop the price $20K and see if that will do itOne cheap fix would be to pull that carpet runner off the stairs  

In terms of the floor footfall noise, I'd say area rugs and hallway runners make a big difference and could help some with the conversation noise too in terms of absorbing sound.

I personally did that, and I can say that Jeff had that spreadsheet in my inbox in 4 minutes - yes, as fast as Olympic-caliber mile runners can run the mile.Here's where Jeff can be found:http://www.biggerpockets.com/users/Jeff_TumbarelloSorry for the temporary thread hijack.

They are outside Chicago, but have no problem sending a runner for the closing.