Now that I am debt free in my personal finances I will be working to get a decent lump some of 6 months of my current expenses built up by the end of this year so I will have the pockets to stomach a water heater going out or a leaking roof in my first home.Then I can move on to saving a small down payment (I'm going the 3.5% FHA route) to get a multifamily home or home with a converted basement here in the Atlanta market for myself to live in one of the units and begin my investing career. 

Get it to fit just right and go on to the next piece......if you screw up, just get another plank and start again....not a big deal.Get a good fit, and then a good bead of silicone between the plank and the tub.....that will need to be re-done every couple of years to insure a water tight sealUnless the tub is sitting on top of the tile, that's basically what the tile guys did and then filled the gaps with grout...same principlePretty easy to do....just tedious.The other option is to use quarter round....but you will still need to spend a lot of time trimming and getting the joints to match right at each angle etc

start here www.netronline.comfind the county recorder's office and see if there are open liens. may be abandoned because it's under water.

Some basements in this area have water issues and if you plan to add bedrooms you will need egress windows.

I've owned in rent-controlled LA and it is terrible especially when a tenant abuses the system and knows what they're doing.Better Housing For Long Beach "BH4LB"http://www.BetterHousingForLongBeach.comSign up for their email list for LB rent control news.They're to push for rent control and just cause eviction [essentially you cannot evict someone without a real reason not just the current 60-day notice].Why Rent Control is bad for affordable housing:http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2016/09/rent-con...http://www.gazettes.com/opinion/another_view/anoth...If you own anywhere in California this thing could spread, so it's best to stop it now in Long Beach.Call your local representatives and city council and get the word out.

It has a Gary mailing address, but there's a different school system and the values of real estate are higher than those inside of Gary city limits. 

Here's the last six months, for the 100% perfect "Walk on Water" scenario (owner occ, 20% down, sfr, not jumbo or high balance, etc etc) that everyone tracks @ a cost of a bit less than 1 discount point:

Therefore, the unit itself is fairly relatively new and in good shape (water heater, furnace, and appliances are from 2009).

We did have an open window during a heavy rain storm & the water, although pooled on the flooring for several hours, has yet to cause any buckling etc.

For example, a friend told me a Somali family that lived in one of their units never used a shower curtain and eventually they had to replace the flooring due to water damage.