Thanks Jeff...I thought I was feeling a little warm air coming from the east.

There are 2 companies in the nation that will test the air in the walls, and that is a guaranteed way-backed by adaquate insurance for bad results.

A sledge or dead blow hammer will be sufficient for the minimal amount of breaking up concrete that needs to be done.Sewer lateral notes:Prep:With plastic sheeting and some scrap luan, I used an air nailer to nail the luan to secure the plastic to the joists (not necessary unless basement is finished or there's a lot of stuff in the basement).

OCWEN actually put in a forced-air system which was awesome plus did a bunch of other repairs--much more than $2k worth of work.

Hot air goes out the top and cold air comes in the bottom.

Chimneys are worse wasters as they flue hot air out 24/7/365.

I love this passage from the book, building wealth one house at a time."

cant get old style to pass that much.If soffets cant be opened for air intake there is a special vent you can shingle into roofI have seen roofers do a real hack job on new roofs, careful who you hire.

hate to give this place up because it's a one of a kind property in a very desirable area and I'm thinking it could do well as a VRBO.In a nutshell, it's a 4 Bed, 3 Bath home on a little over 2 acres with:Indoor Pool and Spa with Retractable Roof.Separate but connected Diner / Malt Shop with Fridge, TV and Stereo.Huge Game Room off said Diner.The Game Room is actually a oversize 4 car garage, but it's fully finished, fully insulated, has it's own central heat and air and a full bathroom.Prior owner used this portion of the garages as a showroom for his car collection, we use it as a huge Gameroom.This gameroom has a 65" HD TV, Stereo system, Regulation Pool Table, Professional Quality Fooseball Table, Professional Quality Ping Pong Table and a low end Air Hockey table in it.House also has a 3 car attached garage and 4 more garage bays in addition to the 4 bay garage area we use as a gameroom.There is also a horse barn on the property, but we use that just for storage.Home is near major highways, major shopping, dining, entertainment etc. in the city of Lucas which is North of Dallas.I've seen VRBO homes in Allen that are in the mid to upper 100's per night that look like they are doing fine - I'm basing that on pulling up their calendar and seeing the days they have booked into the future.

I invest in solid blue collar areas, and I don't remember the last time something was stolen from one of my properties (perhaps an air conditioning compressor back in 2009).