My SBA lenders don't mind funding minor improvements, working capital, and/or equipment as part of a loan, but I don't know of any who would embrace major rehab work right now.

Personally, I would have used all hard pipe there on the exterior using a 90* elbow right at the wall penetration.

That all said, every experienced and successful investor I know actually embraces their competition instead of fearing them.

Here are lessons from America's richest family:Lessons From America's Richest FamilyNotice the stark contrast between people running for the hills and those embracing the volatility of the market.

I have to stop and say something to the people that think Mike is not embracing "positive" thinking.

It was that right-wing nut job who just couldn't embrace "Change".As for me, I shine up my gold shoes and march with the Obama youth http://www.youtube.com/watch?

If he could combine this type of foreign policy with embracing a true free market domestic policy, US strength would grow remarkably.

I also find the reasoning, that embraces the US Constitution (who's writer filed for bankruptcy) for its message and leadership--yet will reject everything that comes out of EWI (without having perused it first--just because the founder filed for bankruptcy)--to be duplicitous.

What I see now days is many of the users of these companies have the tendency to shoot themselves in the foot by fighting the selling process instead of embracing the chance to have agents with buyers show their properties but I don't expect anything different.

It's calcium, and if you have this, it probably means there has been water penetration over a relatively long period of time (i.e., not a one-time issue)...