It's bound to be pricey, plus there's not much slope, and we sometimes get quite a bit of snow. i know there's some amazing teflon fabric stuff being used in big construction but it doesn't seem to have gotten to the consumer market yet.

There are tons of buzz from REI community here about that area.We all better strike while the Iron is hot.

So, I'll rent something like a cast iron pipe cutter that I can use in a matter of hours.

I'm with Warren Buffett, don't bet against the U.S. consumer or human beings for that matter.

Cast iron can be a ***** when it gets old and brittle and you can't just run a new drain line in a circle around the outside of your house so you have to dig up the old one and rerun the line.

Places where consumers HAVE to go for the experience versus things where they can " look and book " and go home and buy online for cheaper.

It is just harder to get a mortgage now days.I'm practically a bleeding heart liberal and am in favor of regulating consumer credit.

In fact, there is a iron ore mine that is likely to open 5 miles away so I expect a jump in the value of the property as development land in this city is limited.

I said galvanized for sewer, but meant cast iron.

Well, you've busted the myth that rehabbing has to be so time consuming.