My name is Aaron Wilkins and I am IT engineer in the DC metro area.

I have been buying tax liens for about 15 years and have quit my day job as an electrical engineer due to the Tax deed rental houses I now have.It takes work.

Are you an engineer, an attorney, or another investor with less than twenty years around RE with a bad college education?

The city gave me 3 options: 1) return the unit to a garage, 2) get an architect or draftsman to draw up the building plans and then pull permits, or 3) get a structural engineer to "stamp" it and say that it's up to code.

Many websites were relying on Google search for most of their traffic and lost 70-90% of there traffic when Google updated their algorithm. 

I use DIY cost segregation algorithm-based studies.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provides support for the property tax appeals process.Additionally, it can help maximize renovations and improvements.A Cost Segregation study is an IRS approved federal income tax tool that increases near term cash flow by utilizing shorter recovery periods for depreciation to accelerate return on investment.

There are many people involved in the design of a building including architects, engineers, and municipal authorities.

@Chris SeveneyThey did not support the wall correctly and i am going to get basement jacks as well as hire a structural engineer to asses and tell me the long term solution.As far as the sewer line repair,  comps are around 250K,  I am purcashing the house for 85K, i have budgeted 135K so far(without this repair)  I  have a total of 150K renovation budget.

. - here are the links to USPS mailbox "standards". https://www.usps.com/manage/mailboxes.htmhttps://about.usps.com/publications/engineering-st...http://pe.usps.gov/text/dmm/D041.htmI try to avoid putting any names on a tenant's mailbox, but I don't prevent a tenant from doing do themselves.