If the brick has heavy texture it will be hard to get all surfaces painted easily and equally.  

In many cases there might be something obvious but that is only a surface issue.Focus on solving their problem and you will get more deals than if you just tried standard tips and techniques.

I have been watching the market here and know the deals you seek do not surface through normal realestate data bases.

I am looking to add a teak deck to my single family home in the spring.The surface area is about 1000 sqft.

No need to tie into the rest of the house, since there are units that can be used just to condition (heat and cool) a small space like that.I believe that the electrical wiring can be surface mounted in channels or in conduit or in metal jacketed cable, but those aren't as visually attractive as being behind a wall.You want this to be living space - anything in particular (family room, office, etc)?

Works great.As far as porous surfaces like wood etc, Kilz Oil seals up the worst of the worst.

I have never used the foam approach, but as an after-care application agree that it might be easier to get a supporting surface into a tight space better than mixing up fix-all or cement, I just don’t know if it will have enough strength and rigidity.

The more hard surfaces around the house such as sidewalks, driveway, patios, etc the more it will cost.

The 30 or so homes you’ve looked at didn’t scratch the surface and resting on one short sale will completely disappoint you.

For the househacking, even if a second unit wasn't detached (i.e. duplex with adjoined units), there shouldn't be any shared spaces, other than maybe the walkway.