When, not if water penetrates the tile and hardiboard.

Cultural area of Japan, tons of UNESCO World heritage listed sites, high barrier entry (less competition), shortage of hotels, lower penetration of China and international buyers.

Start off all tenancies by giving tenants the EPA booklet "A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home."

Purchase price 147KListed for 299K, sold for 285 (went under contract for 290 but dropped it another 5K at buyer request after the appraisal just to get out of the deal)Home Depot credit card: 10K (appliances, fixtures and other things we picked out and purchased ourselves rather than having GC use typical builder grade stuff, also husband did some of the work himself so bought his own materials)Brought 40K of our own cash to the closing table, loan total when paid back was 185 (original loan 175 plus 10K in accrued interest, 12 month balloon loan so we did not have to make payments during the rehab, which helped a lot with cash flow, also loan had rehab costs folded in so for the most part we paid our guys out of the loan and not our own pockets)So (numbers are round): 285 sale price - 185 (loan payback) - 40 (cash we brought to closing) - 10 (Home Depot card) - 10 (closing costs) = 40K profitWork done: insulation and vinyl siding (this ate 18K of rehab budget but was unavoidable as cedar shakes were disintegrating), converted to natural gas heat (ducts already in place, changed out electric hot air blower to gas one and gas company ran the gas from the street for free), replaced AC compressor, new water heater, two new bathrooms, replacement windows, new appliances but left the wood cabinets b/c they were in perfect condition and I could not justify painting/replacing them, new kitchen backsplash, removed wall between kitchen and dining room, wood laminate flooring throughout except for new carpet in downstairs den, painted the deck/railings, new garage doors, one new slider, all solid wood interior panel doors, of course fresh paint and new light fixtures throughout.dining roomThere was moisture damage downstairs from bank not winterizing and pipes bursting...thanks, bank.Hauled out enormous old woodstove and broke up ugly old hearth and left good flue for someone to add new pellet or woodstove to if they want to, we figured not everyone wants a woodstove and this way the buyer can decide to add one back if desiredBathroom off downstairs den, chose a walk in shower for variety, hosing off dog or muddy children, disabled access, etc. 

The engineer's reports say they are doing: - Epoxy injections- Sump Pump RepairThe engineer's report says moisture in soil causing the excessive lateral movement.

This was the situation in 2003 also, but instead of incomes putting a ceiling on prices, "creative" lending structures were implemented to allow the ceiling to be penetrated without the income growth.  

If caulked, you have the potential to trap moisture inside. 

With the monster lendrrs you just cannot penetrate the grist mills of procedures to find anyone who can make a decision.

That is a pretty low key job, I probably would if he was a good tenant with the caveat that no damage is done to the house, and that it not be mounted on the roof or anywhere that water can penetrate the structure.

.• Properties in locations with a lot of moisture require more maintenance than properties in dryer climates.• Wood siding requires more maintenance than aluminum or stucco siding.• Properties with lush vegetation require more maintenance than properties with little or no vegetation.• The type of property effects your maintenance costs as well.