It is easily killed, especially if it is on a non-porous surface.

Most mold we've found in a tenant's dwelling has been surface mold caused by something the tenant did or failed to do.

A lot of times the local jurisdictions (at least here in WA state) have a lot of storm water requirements that kick in after a certain amount of square feet of the site is disturbed with new impervious surface...so thats where civil gets involved regardless of the complexity of the site bc thats state law.I stand corrected.

I believe the EPA regulation applied to installers disturbing more than 6 SF of flooring coated surfaces-in case there is lead in the coating.

If there's enough on the visual surface for me to be concerned about, there's likely a whole lot under the floor and behind the walls that would tank me on this deal.

The location seems (on the surface) to be ideal due to all the activity of expanding the Pearl district towards Govt Hill. 

Both of these experiences have provided valuable networking and information for the institutional scale project, but have been largely surface level as far as getting in the weeds on smaller projects. 

Both my brother and his wife are USM grads, I've got family and friends that live there, and I've seen some great looking deals surface on Zillow. 

On the surface, having $1380 in income seems pretty good.

On the surface, it looks like a fabulous ROI - even fits the 2% rule.Concerns:I am worried about adopting a person - I need to find out what happens if the renter gets sick, etc. - Does he have people to take care of him or did that fall on the landlord in the past?