SUMMARYYour asset will cost you $3,480 yearly or $290 monthlyYou will retain $1,818 will come back on your tax return.$2,400 in equity gained annually$2,000 annually in hidden earnings will add up by the time you sell it.You will stand to lose $138.50 a month in cash. 

It seems like this wall has sort of become a discussion between brokers representing multiple carriers and agents (state farm, farmers, etc) that only represent one company.

You know I was actually a fly on the wall in this thread until I heard something you said.

Day 3 (Saturday 5/16/15)While the walls were being demolished, we started with the roof which was really in bad shape.

I do this only when I want to retain them for some reason.

I detest a kitchen layout that places the stove against a wall.

Question here is I have a load bearing wall I want to put an opening in it from the kitchen to the living room.

The only bad thing is that you're sharing a wall with other property owners, but like condos, they're generally less expensive compared to SF homes, which starting out as a new investor without much capital to begin with seems like a good option for me.

Maybe you could offer an upfront retainer of say 500 to have the broker/agent educate you on the market.

If you can't look behind walls then you have to budget for the worst.Carpenter ants can do just as much damage.