This thread is turning out to be excellent source for the list of things you want check during DIY title search.

Look into insurance issues (flood, tornados and hurricanes) as Houston is on the Gulf Coast.Being an absentee owner, means DIY is out of the question and that forces you into being a manager, not a day-to-day operations 'officer'. 

@Erin K. it would be in the typical places you would see in a stick home at the time - ceiling tiles, pipe wrapping, insulation, maybe other places.

They sell test kits to check the levels, but I couldn't tell you where to get one at.  

This is our new house... if you guys are willing, we'd love more suggestions on adding diy curb appeal. 

The huge, overlooked actual cost of maintenance (if any) and repairs are what have kept me DIY-ing it.  

Sue K.  It's

Just pray for me lol Originally posted by Sue K.:It's

You could try the Rustoleum countertop transformation kit, but the cost is about as expensive as getting new laminate countertops from the store.

People don't usually save as much as they think going the DIY route unless they have a lot of experience and skill.