Likewise sagging floor joists are a simple repair *if* you are going for exposed beams or demoing the ceiling anyway, sistering and jacking joists is a fairly straightforward that doesn't require Norm Abrams level carpentry wizardry to accomplish.As far as getting someone decent to look at it...probably run about $150 for a trip from someone knowledgeable unless they happen to be in the vicinity.

But now I want to hear your ideas about how I, "the inexperienced investor with nothing to bring to the table" can come to a mutually beneficial agreement.One time I rode my bike from Seattle to Boston, only taking a change of clothes and whatever fit in my backpack, sleeping outside without a sleeping bag for most of the trip.

I am interested in Southern Florida and a planning a scouting trip for a week in January.

yes you need liability unless u want your tenant who trips to own your building.

The homes come with a lot of character because of their age.  

I fell in love with Portland on a recent trip and see so much potential up there for a variety of reasons.

I was already considering real estate investing on a small scale, similar to what a lot of Air Force type characters do, by living in a house and renting the remaining rooms. 

If you have ever seen the movie 'Mozart and the Whale," Bills' thinking is similar to the character portrayed as the male lead [ the movie is actually based on a true story] Though Bill,like most of us, is socially inept, he is beyond mere genius with numbers AND with projecting non-Autistic peoples actions.Initially the plan was to buy a large Autistic house in Thornton,[and build from there] but when it became clear that my son had enough money saved up to buy a home with cash in Pueblo, our group started looking more seriously at Pueblo.I will not go into detail as exactly why Pueblo would be a good place to build an intentional community within an already existing community, because that is not pertinent.

I laugh everyday I make the trip to Home Depot or Lowes for the fifteenth time.  

I did forget to mention adding trip insurance as an additional precaution when moving mobile homes.