It depends on jow much it is, We have used pex out here in N.Cal for the last 3 years and they still dont let you use it in parts of the bay area, if you are going to do the job yourself then then tool you will need will cost more in $ than all the material and time it would probably take you to do it in copper- I like the pex when used with a mana-block ,meaning each run is a home run, otherwise to me it looks like a drip system.I have never seen either fail,but on one job we were at, the mice were eating through the plastic (they could smell the water I guess.)

If you can find it at all, it will eat heavily into your profits.  

okay so thats really good because if you rent out your side for another 1200 then you got 2400 and only 1650 so thats about 700 extra assuming you've got expenses/management/saving for vacancy and everything (500) then you got 200 a month cashflow then you are really in a good position....I would then use a home equity loan and get that condo for 100k BUTTTTT if i were you i wouldn't get a condo (monthly payments EAT you especially when you are trying to build up properties because theres always that burden but thats just from my experiences) i would try to maybe find another duplex and do the same thing ....not to mention that 200 cash flow you are getting could contribute to your payment so you basically have a duplex paying itself and another duplex your living in for only 200 a month...

Thinking about going in cash due to the interest I saw on the P&L eat $2k.

Large home and lot backto green belt.  

He says let's put this green energy money to some good use.

I'd like to fix and flip as well as buy and hold, but being so green, I don't honestly know what direction is my best bet nor what works best for my area. 

It just seems like when we run those percentages the monthly costs of the operating expenses eat up all the profits.

They need to eat too.Even though I have my RE license, I always get other agents opinions about properties since I've only lived here for 1 year. 

However, the green program seems to be all but eliminated, so if you were previously underwriting to green rates the shift to non-green might make a real difference in your numbers.When I’m underwriting, I’m simply solving for specific performance values.