I'm Neil Hicks, and I'm about 18 months (and a year in Afghanistan...) away from retiring after spending a long time in the US Air Force.

In the air about using a property manager, or not. any words of wisdom are welcome...Thanks all...

The good ones are several hundred dollars, but can pull gallons of water out of the air every hour.Hope you get the problem resolved!

I have never dealt with mold before but doing some research all I need is:- Wear protective gear- demo the affected walls (the ones not dry)- Moldicide + vacuum it all and not use bleach(I don't have any air ducts so one less thing to worry about)- Wait a few days, look for mold and if none put back the dry wallsI can do it all by myself no?

The updraft now blows into some new ducts in the attic and uses the crawl-space ducts as the air inlet.

We're an Air Force family in the UK and have purchased 3 properties from here, sight unseen.

I got you. yea, that's exactly what it sounds like. he's sending the guy contractual numbers with a ton of figures in the air.

I will come back here and periodically give you all an update on how I'm doing each week.Here is a brief summary of what I gathered from the walk-through (applies to both units unless specified):Get paint inspected for lead on the exterior, Repurpose hardwood floors, Replace all windows then board them up, Replace back door (unit 1), Full rehab in bathroom, Fix electrical panel in kitchen, Gut all walls and floor in kitchen down to the studs (unit 2), Repair hole in bedroom ceiling (unit 2), Add appliances and countertops, Replace hot water heaters, Rewire outlets, Add air conditioning unit, Fix plumbing in kitchen and bathroom, Paint entire house inside/out, Work on Landscape in the back, clean roof and gutters, add down spouts for gutters, add gas meters, and gut and redo the small balcony off the kitchen.I would appreciate it very much if you seasoned investors will give me your input, suggestions/advice, and comments.

You could bring a small generator & air compressor to check electric, plumbing & gas, except for waste lines.

The really old buildings (the oughts to 40s/50s) require a concerted effort to bring to "modern" energy efficiency standards and the ultimate level of retrofit is limited by the fact these buildings were never designed or constructed to be air tight.