the economy is still soft but this is the beginning of higher rates....http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bankrate-mortgage-rates-nosed-higher-leading-up-to-fed-hike-300194351.html

It needs HVAC work, band sill repair, it has a soft floor in one bathroom while the other one is half finished.  

One thing I have learned in life is that the soft people get paid last.

If you're putt a fence up to contain a one hundred fifty pound pit bull, a soft plastic roll sort fence certain would not work.

I know you're a soft landlord so that makes two of us.

My wife and I just soft-launched our second vacation rental property; I'll be posting about it once we're officially launched and have professional photos taken. 

And unless you really know how to evaluate deals and understand the hidden "soft" costs of rehabbing it may not be as good a deal as you think. 

Thanks Stuart, so if it will cost 1M to build, land + hard and soft costs, lenders will lend 800k and he will need to come up with 200k?

The difficult part is not letting your soft side give them the benefit of the doubt and allow them to get too far behind in the first place. 

I'm curious if there is a database that lists the soft-story buildings that would be affected by the legislation.