The panel may still be fuse blocks.2) significant new plumbing:  you quite likely have a mixture of cast iron and galvanized waste lines (though copper is a possibility) and may have galvanized supply lines;3) envelope: the house will likely have no more than R5 insulation mineral batt insulation ... or worse, someone blew in UFFI in the 1970s ... and will not be air sealed;4) Roof: The roof will have been redone - likely 2-3 times ... multiple layers may still be up there ;-)  There is also a good chance the roof is not correctly ventilated as closed soffits were the norm;5) Fenestration - If it has original windows and doors, they will be hugely inefficient (single glazed windows with storms)6) Interior:  Our house was built in 1952 and they still used "Rock Board" with plaster over top on all the interior walls.  7) HVAC:   Please tell me its not the original furnace or boiler;8) Landscaping : How have the grounds and outbuildings been maintained.You could be looking at a full gut to do this properly.  

If you pass through Oviedo, toss some corn to the chickens for me. 

I've heard a mixture of both negative and positive perspectives from both sides but eventually all became blurred noise.

Maybe a mixture of Dayton and Austin?

Depending on how long I wanted the money to work, it would be a mixture of discounted mortgages and hard money loans.

Jeff S - I won't discuss here how WE make our lending decisions, as it's a careful mixture of many things.

Anyway, he tried to fix it by putting some kind of glue/saw dust mixture in there and now it looks absolutely horrible.SO.....the point of all this is, does anyone have a really good hardwood flooring contractor in the LA/San Fernando Valley area they can recommend?

Generally the REIAs are mixture of buy&hold, buy&fix, wholesalers (some people do all three depending on situation) and vendors.

Hi Ron,I have a mixture of 2/1, 1/1, and 3/1 Apartment units in several buildings in Montana.  

I am still confused about all this because in my state ( massachusetts ) the security instrument used by lenders is a mixture of a deed of trust and mortgage.