Electroplated nails cannot be used nor can galvanized staples.No idea, though, what local variations apply, or whether these rules apply on not, since this is not truly a "foundation".Call and discuss what you want to do with an inspector.

I'd be highly skeptical that if you put up the railing now, it would ever be admissible at trial.

Are you suggesting that people who produced a movie that bad mouthed muhammed and islam should be put on trial?

Many of the individuals that I know who are financially successful in this business almost without exception went through a lot of trial and error and hard times before they really got their business up to speed and ran it like a system.I agree with an earlier post that college education does not guarantee a successful financial future.

Unless its an area where there is a lot of variation, you'll begin to recognize patterns.

There is no better way than trial by error.I am sure mistakes will be made and money will be lost.

Yes I tried all sorts of variations to upload this link.But what did work was to make the thing my profile pictureI suppose that will have to do for now.lol

Some things will just come with experience and trial and error.You make very valid points about keeping track of the properties that interest you, but you didn't buy, just to see how your analysis is doing.

haha Trial by fire I suppose@Todd Crippen Thanks, I'll try to update along the way. 

There are certainly variations as you move north and south.