It may sound paranoid but I also bought a 9mm and applied for a concealed weapons permit. 

Google "worst place to live in Kansas"There is a weapon within arms reach 24/7.

Let it set for 24+ hours to dry*Use elastomeric caulking on any decent sized cracks in the brick to stop moisture from getting behind the paint *look for ~elastomeric paint~ this is the secret weapon used on commercial jobs where brick is painted (and it's done quite often).

I feel that video is the greatest weapon for a low budget investor. 

They have nuclear weapons.  

Not to mention, we had a secret weapon in our corner (realtor @Corby Goade) who kept us very well-protected with how he structured all our offers - highly recommend him and his team.In terms of construction costs, you're right there is much volatility there these days.

News flash they are unloading the unprofitable business [low margin, high cost of assets, management and high closing costs on the other side] in favor of the sweet spot selling leads to agents and now that they are full on a brokerage that is the secret weapon they are holding - they are getting lots of traction here and this will be their silver lining.

You just added a very powerful weapon to your arsenal - I am sure by now you have a strong spreadsheet or another tool to estimate rehab costs.

My main ingredients for weapons were simply a boric acid (borax) and sugar powder mix (about 1 to 10 borax to sugar).

We learned in 1991 for a fact their weapon systems can not hang with ours :idea: