Have short rafters between the roof and the pergola.Cover the concrete steps and landing with a very simple, natural stone material.If code allows, enclosing the area under the deck would provide a good bit of storage space.

The aged white oak floors will be natural finished with a few coats of poly. 

Hi Rhonda, I'm in the military and the nature of this "business" requires us to spend more than just a standard work day together.

My goals are to build a supplemental retirement income for my husband and I (we are a little bit behind) and to build an income producing career for myself so that my husband can pursue an alternative career and leave his $140000 yr job without much of a change in living standards.

. :)Why not just stay with the initial purchase and take care of her risk adverse nature, providing her guarantees, she probably wants a sweater deal to accept her perceived risk.

Again, this is from their website - We encourage buyers, sellers, and homeowners to supplement Zillow's information by doing other research such as: Getting a comparative market analysis (CMA) from a real estate agentGetting an appraisal from a professional appraiserVisiting the house (whenever possible)Why would they mislead consumers by promoting the site as the Real Estate source to count on.

@Marco Santarelli : You make an excellent point and as a new investor looking to supplement my retirement income, this is one of the strategies I am considering.

Naturally I am not feeling comfortable with that condition, as after putting all my hard work, at the end of the day, there is always a possibility of him walking out alone not sharing the profit with me.

I try to steer clear of townhouses/condos since it's attached and can cause complaints from your tenants about something you can't control such as noise and things of that nature.

its no different than me teaching someone how to trade for a living, no offense but you make it sound like people in general are cynical in nature