It needs work, Roof may need replacing, Driveway needs to be redone, cosmetics, painting patching etc... and some dampness in the basement but may just need sealing.

I'm thinking that maybe the house shifted a bit as part of the move and that there are no real issues with the house.I'm trying to get a contractor to check out the property and let us know if there are any significant issues they can see, but from my understanding, even getting structural engineers to check out the property would require significant time and resources to perform a full evaluation.

. - it was damaging the other units ceiling that we just replaced.

So I'm an engineer by trade(27 y/o), and I've always been one to chase the money.

If a baseboard heater goes bad, it's $100 and 20 minutes to replace it.

It's a replacement plan, basically like home insurance.Has anyone used this?

We can replace flooring, countertops, etc for far less than they charged, but its hard (i.e. impossible) to add 9-foot ceilings after the house is built.

How about your roof suddenly leaks and needs to be replaced?

But you have to replace all the support bars, and that may not make economical sense for you if just redoing the sheetrock doesn't make sense.My experience has been that if you're going to hold on to the property it usually makes the most sense to just bite the bullet on the front end and restore it to a normal sheetrock ceiling.

I also recently got married and excited for all the years ahead with my bride, my rock, my treasure.My goal is to be able to replace my current monthly income with real estate investing in 5 years.