Basically, prices dropped about $50-70k in the neighborhoods that used to be very much in favor (Shamrock, Toney Valley, East Lake Terrace, White Oak, to name a few Decatur neighborhoods that got rocked)... that collapse pretty much turned endemic through most of Atlanta.

It is how I run all my rentals.My suggestion; don't rock the boat!!

Its great to be able to get advise from an all-star such as yourself.

Dion DePaoli and Bill Gulley were JUST ABOUT TO GET SCHOOLED by the mystery investor Ronnie Snipes probably the star pupil of the guru program... and thennnnn....hello?

Windows - Needs all new windows (I wasn't quite sure how to count them, since some are side by side, some are smaller, and some are 3 panel...I counted 25 not including the middle portion of the 3 large pane windows) $6000Foundation - Looked okayLandscaping - Remove trees and shrubs, tear down and remove shed, bring in landscaping rocks, power-wash sidewalks and driveway, remove fence in front and back, put new fence in back, new mailbox, plant new shrubs/flowers for curb appeal. ($3000)Exterior - New exterior and screen doors ($1000) Change exterior light fixtures, new shutters ($400)Interior paint/carpentry - Remove all wood paneling and add/replace sheetrock where necessary.

Will this spill over to Round Rock, Kyle, Buda, etc?

It's a shower head, make it you responsibility and thank the stars it wasn't the fridge, the stove, or the mysterious hole in the wall.

Further, even if I was a star applicant to a small bank, some still could not make these loans since their equity base was unstable or deteriorating and the FDIC was performing a colonoscopy on them every other day.

You can learn alot about green building and the different designations, LEED, Energy Star, etc. if you go to the website for Builder Online.

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