in them;All the trim (baseboards, casings, window boxes) were unsalvageable;14' of the sill plate along the rear wall and 12' along the front wall had to be replaced - this was the big discovery which put us in framing mode for a few days in-between snow storms.We discovered that the vapour barrier was, for the most part, ineffective due to poor installation - the insulation looked like a tired air filter in a shop vac.  

The burrow is called Jamaica Plain and while it's real estate prices having been steadily increasing over the years, along with neighborhood amenities such as shopping centers, the quality of the population has increased ten-fold and will only continue to crowd out whatever bad apples are still left.

You can try shopping around with different lenders and see if you find one that doesn't require it, but those that do require it are unlikely to flex (and most do over certain property and/or loan sizes).  

I was thinking of making rent all inclusive with rent, utilities, cable, internet, cleaning services and household common area shopping( toilet paper, soap etc).

You may have heard that the homestead steel mill was leveled and replaced with a fairly new 1.4 million square foot shopping district--a great amenity. 

Sometimes, when I drop my wife off at the grocery store or nearby mall while she shops (and she loves shopping - slowly), I'll do my physical analysis of the property, subdivision, and neighborhood. 

If you don't know what you're doing and you're just finding any ole house and shopping it to wholesale doesn't mean that its a deal.

I'm shopping around for HML. 

I also find that some local print shops are cheaper than online services. 

I've just closed on a duplex that came with an extra parcel of land that had a shop on it split into four storage bays.