So the original cast iron waste line was resting its weight on the replaced PVC section, which is a big NO NO.  

I would much prefer to buy into a different kind of business i.e. restaurant or machine shop or equipment rental or buy a 100 foot crane for tree work or changing light bulbs.  

We're not interested in significant monthly cash flow- I envision holding the property for a few years, doing some light rehab along the way, then reselling and walking away having hopefully at least doubled our initial investment.

Board members are less likely to give weight to this nonsense if they see a pro from a respected law firm appearing before them rather than a stressed and confused landlord.

Add some light/accent color to the porch area.  

Seriously I like the jeans and boots with a Carhart pocket TThen I take a light weight set of coveralls for the crawlspace / attic areas ( that's where you learn everything )Take a great LED flashlightI've had them so bad I burnt the coveralls !!!!

Best part was it was light modern looking but completely different from what you find in big box stores, gives some character to the property.

With a 12 unit building the appraiser should put a fair amount of weight on the net income when valuing a property.

This will cause them to get top heavy and they’ll either fall over because the root ball can’t handle the added weight, or they’ll just snap under the extra pressure.All this I envisioned happening to the roofs and power lines around these vacant houses as I lay cuddled up in my warm bed.Since we had no tenants, all we could do to protect these properties was get faucet covers on the spigots, make sure the heat was on and pray that a pine tree didn’t snap and cause the power to go out.

Financially the deal has 4 points that carry the weight:50/50 after ALL costsa $10,000 fixed fee for the general, administrative and construction management expenseSince they are RE brokers too, a 6% fee as a commission for the marketing and sale fo the propertyIf my property becomes a 'pre-sale' or model to build another home for others by the GC , I would get 15% of the profits after all costs; none of my monies would come into play.