., certainly not offended and I knew they were individual posts and there were reasons - some forum engines merge any consecutive posts from the same member into one, so my second of the 10 posts was a test

And so do the ads, because national real estate brands blast away at consumers with marketing that ranges from TV spots and local signage to search engine optimization and social media.

That's why we are importing people from other countries to work as engineers, etc., not because we don't have enough intelligent people in America!

With the recent Google algorithm updates my site disappeared.

I believe the first step is to have an engineer come up with plans and drawings, but I'm hesitant to go that route ($4k) until I have a better sense of what my cost might be for the rehab to code.I agree with the other posts that the contractors bid is high.

I have a bachelors in engineering and a masters in business.

You could submit pictures, contractor estimates, engineering opinions with your offer.

But, no sales pitch - I'll just tell you my experience as brief as I can.I'm a software engineer, not a Real Estate guy.

If I get a PRO Basic account can I move this thread to an area that can't be search engine searched via my name?

Started as an Industrial Engineer with an MBA until a down Detroit market and family obligations forced a 10 yr hiatus and a move to the Pittsburgh area.