Some sort of true water impermeable surface is best here which is why Mike and I both like a solid surface of some sort. 

I don't have all the information in front of me but on the surface, it looks like a doable cash deal.

For a 1800sf home, originally Id say 5k is high but add in the floor surface area and the age of the home, location, etc, and 5k sounds more reasonable.

.), included amenities, parking (on-street, surface or enclosed), current tenant base (young professional, family oriented, senior housing, etc.) as well as those factors that may be unique to the specific municipality or neighborhood.Using the above guidelines should prove helpful in assembling the preferred comp set, and will provide the most accurate insight into the current competitive environment.In a follow-up article, we will discuss the best methodology to use to determine how the subject property is positioned relative to the properly chosen comps.

Then they pour the polyurethane on so thick it looks like a wobbly-surfaced ice rink.

It's not illogical for an investor or landlord to connect the dots and think that it wouldn't be a far stretch from managing say... your own 40+ doors and managing 40+ for other owners but how wrong of an assumption that would be.... 1) Realize that most owners with 2+ self-managed properties consider themselves 'the best manager' - although coincidentally most owners have never attended any continuing education i.e. management courses, laws, fair housing, etc. etc. nor have managed properties they haven't had an ownership interest in. 2) Realize that most owners will just not understand how to run a property effectively. 3) Realize that most owners will focus on price first and foremost instead of services renderedAlthough on the surface it may not seem that there is much to it... when starting a PMC there a lot of factors and is probable one of the most complicated businesses out there.

It looks like pluming/drainage may actually be the other part of the problem.What do you think based on these pictures?

Issues such as water drainage around the foundation, repaving the parking lot, and routine interior rehab are on the list.I already got quotes from contractors for several big repair jobs.

If you haven’t been going to REIA meetings or local REI meetups, you haven’t even begun to scratch the surface.  

If this is just a little surface mold, you are fine.