Our siding contractor sent me this attached picture of the ongoing project and I noticed those little cracks on some siding boards(near the tan colored corner post).

The scratches on the floor he took pictures of were clearly really old scratches. they were dark in color and almost felt like they had been sealed if that makes sense.

It's the appreciation and principal paydown along with the ability to buy with equity upfront and the tax benefits too. The

At first it seemed like a simple "Oh parents you can invest in your son and I can provide you with a return, what a fun and easy way to do business with family without having to argue back and forth on what color backsplash we get for the kitchen!"

It looks dingy and needs to be "Turned".If it were mine, I'd do the turn and 100% repair everything, such as the back door allowing light through at the edges, the squeaking floor, etc... and there is not much kitchen counter space....Class-C's like to cook at home....perhaps extend the counter over to the stove, and maybe put in a bigger fridge, and a bright daylighter bulb in the kitchen.Also the living room floor looks wavy...I'd have that fixed, and remove the big brown shelf or put it in the laundry room over where the appliances go and paint it the color of the walls (but vinyl coated metal mesh shelving works better up there in a rental).That plus some (light) grey paint and "Properly installed" (non wavy) carpet.And look for Forever renter types...for a 1 br/1 (spacious) bath.Know your demographic, and know what they want.

Do not change anything not even the color of the paint you picked.

(Note too, the smaller dollar expenses can be state dependent.

If you or your mother have occupied the property for ten years you can probably get title insurance just on an affidavit and no quiet title lawsuit because you'll have color of title and ten+ years of adverse possession.If there has been no possession, the former owner can get the property back and pay you nothing under Rioprop v.

Hello, we recently bought home and hired someone to change the stain color for our floor.

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