Key to Urban logging and I spent a decade buying and selling and developing timber land in ORegon.. is the fallers start day break sat. morn.. and finish up last light on Sunday night.can't glue the tree's back up..

Hi @Lacee BeitlerI know/have talked to a few people doing this recently, but to be successful it seems to need to be near the light rail line, the North Side (for sporting events), or in South Side/Lawrenceville/Shady Side/etc.Also, just make sure you hold back the 7% tax.

He's open to it, but warned that it almost guarantees an audit and requires added 'precision' on our part -- which could mean IRS headaches if we ACCIDENTALLY/UNKNOWINGLY did something out of bounds or didn't document something correctly, etc.My conclusion is if you're doing 'simple' SFHs, and/or you're not an LLC, or anything 'special' a CPA who specializes in Taxes and REI work would do the job, an EA who's good with REI would likely be better; but, if you want to do anything unique/creative, or outside the box or also wish to then have the business succession planning or have kids and want to have the business continue should anything happen to you...and all that added planning, maybe a tax lawyer would be best, or a Tax Layer who works closely with the CPA/EA...make sense?

That means bringing all electrical up to code and it may be worth more than what you can sell the house for depending on the location.If they are pumping water out of the basement - it could be a simple matter of putting in a $6,000 "waterproofing solution" (installing drainage tiles pointing water to a sump pump) to a $12,000+ repair of putting in structural steel to support a collapsing basement wall due to hydrostatic cracking occurring on the foundation.I would tread lightly on this deal.  

I was going to make the offer on contingency that they get the lights cut on. so I can have it inspected.  

perform a light sand and recoat every few years and they will last forever.

You can of course do what you want, but you've been warned. 

Once they tell you what you're looking at as far as breed/possible treatment recommendations you can decide if you want to do what @Jeff B. said and take the first one and issue a warning to them about any further issues.

What's a good per square foot cost for a light, medium or full rehab? 

Can someone help me understand what I am missing or shed some light here?