But it has what those closer to downtown dream about...actual diversity - in people and food, bigger spaces for outdoor dining without the huge prices, and homes/condos with actual grass back yards, yet only 20-30 minutes on the red line from downtown!

I can understand the GC may not be at fault depending on the situation but I would never again hire whoever the person was that decided to grab a quilt off of a chair to clean up any mess let alone a toilet mess.Seriously, you have to be dumber than a sack of rocks to do something like this and I can only imagine working with whoever did this will produce noting but pain for you in the future.

The way I see it is that we are all here on this big rock together, so why not make the best of it and help and love everybody along the way? 

The roof color isn't optimal, but I think a medium warm-gray-taupe will work fine with it and the brick, on the shingles.Then use a deep red-burgundy for the entry door, and have a shutter made to match the existing original ones (very simple, won't be expensive)... don't buy a cheap replacement plastic pair with louvers.A bit of landscaping will go a long way.

Cashflow deals in Austin proper are hard to come by so I would look to outer lying suburbs like Bastrop, Round Rock, Leander.

., cast iron plumbing, old electrical work, inside walls are not sheet rock, they are plaster, etc.).

That's the first red flag.

This is why BP rocks! 

You can't squeeze water from a rock.

okay that seems reasonable. i dont know why i chose wells fargo prob just bc i know them by name kinda thing. from what ive learned here im going to try credit unions that lend nationally, and maybe a mortgage broker. im sick of all the red tape.Chris Mason can you suggest any lenders that would lend in PA