Like Bill I don't recommend guru's - but ~$500 for a 2-3 day intensive workshop is money well spent in my opinion.

Bringing in the extra dirt to raise the lot also required a Soil Engineer to be ONSITE for several days to test the compaction of the soil as we lifted the site, and also some additional heavy machinery that we don't normally run across...like a "Vibratory Sheeps Foot" which kinda sounds like something you would find at one of those trucker stores...After a hundred and twenty something loads of dirt, we were close...but not quite close enough, so we decided to stop bringing in dirt for the moment, and incorporate a SUBWALL into our foundation so that we could bring in dirt only for where out house sat and stop "bringing up" the whole lot.With the "development" portion almost done, it's time to go vertical!

We ended up calling in a favour for a bridge loan, the vendor Closed from the hospital and the bank eventually advanced the funds for the mortgage ... and, after an intense 1-hour meeting with the regional manager, they reimbursed the $2K we paid for the bridge funding.... so, things can go wrong ;-)

Plus, it's a great piece to send out to test the list you have.

Keep in mind, I'm testing the waters, but who knows?

Age of roof,siding, furnace, water heater, and if there is any lead paint might pay to do your own testing for that., any asbestos in furnace area or on siding or in floor tiles?

take one for a test drive before you buy.. and then when you buy one.. check with me I get a referral fee !!

I am learning some of the basics of being a landlord through working in property management currently, but the true test will come when I have to do it on my own.

Don't test us.

It will be labor intensive and no way to tell until you physically see it.