Well 20 SFR's, that's actually my goal in order to change my Engineering job to a hobby - maybe that's not your goal, but anyway's, 1down, many more to go!

As Simon pointed out, no, you can't sell the third floor unless you make it a condo, going to the zoning board, building regs, meeting engineering requirements, have new legal descriptions made and approved.

Soft money pays soft costs, like attorney fees, engineering on transactions.

David Weiss - I am a Software Engineer by trade, but have had a bunch of different roles around Engineering and Customer support over my time with my company.

I'm a 28 year old mechanical engineer by day, and have been investing in real estate in Rochester for a couple years now.

A little about me, I am a full-time engineer by day and a real estate investor by night.

Trying to engineer the future desire of the Seller might be an exercise in futility.

i used to do some lawn cutting/landscaping a few years ago.i had a 44" exmark and loved it. had the Kaw engine. costs a LOT (7k), but i loved it. but mine did not stripe well.i'd NEVER, EVER, EVER get any mower from a big box store. they all have plastic rollers and plastic spindles. go to a commercial lawncare store and get to know them. you can buy a bunton, toro, exmark, but dont get a cub cadet, john deer or any of the other crap that call themselves "commercial".

Otherwise, this is effectively a charge the PM is making on the owner for the amount of the security deposit.I've said before that Jon would have made a great accountant if he had chossen that path instead of engineering, he may not take that as a compliment but it's meant to be.

I'm an old school, high end guy and if its not tile or hardwood, i prefer higher end engineered hardwood.