I have an Electrical Engineering degree but haven't designed anything in over 9 years having moved into more of a project management role.

Our process is very thorough and includes removing old galvanized plumbing and replacing it with copper and PVC, replacing all new electrical wiring in conduit and breaker panels, all new HVAC including furnaces, condensers and water tanks.

Then replace the next turn over with old locks you replaced last time and so on.

I'm a huge car enthusiast and an engineering nerd, I suppose that's where my love of learning stems from. 

So i get a text from my newer upper tenant, she explaines her daughter Flushed a "toy" down the toliet, and its plugged.....after replacing the toliet, and bringing the plugged one home, i got out the hose, and a fishtape and recovered a 4 yr olds hello kitty!

thank you BenThank you JohnRegarding self-employment over a w-2 jobWhen I was just out of the Marine Corps and I had this job at Johnson Controls engineering firm because I was a science major, had a lot of calculus physics and chemistryMy job was to sell to developers and builders That wanted air and water  control devices and I was on straight commission basicallyI had like $20,000 in commissions that they  didn't pay me for I got really upset and at 25 yrs of age I didn't have very much EQ, and my emotions got the best me I basically even went to a lawyer and asked  how can I get my 20,000 in commissions here's the proof they owe me the moneyMy lawyer says it's gonna cost you 10,000 in legal fees to sue them at a minimum he's going to need that upfront as a retainerAnd then there was no guarantees I would get the 20 kThat's why I made the commitment at 25 never ever ever be a W-2 employee and I work as a 1099 alwaysThen I found a real estate 60-year-old mentor who taught me everything from distressed property to foreclosures to divorce to bankruptcy to probateI work for five hundred a week for 2 and a half years and then opened up my own business and did approximately 28 seller interviews a weekMy closing ratio in the beginning wasn't very good because I sucked at itBut with the good coaching from my teacher I got better and better and betterI quit after 2 1/2 years and started my own company on a shoestring it wasn't easyBut I made over hundred thousand dollars my first year if it wasn't for the teacher I would not know how to run a business and I would not know how to hire people and I would not know how to market and I would not know how to negotiateAnd you never stop learning because I made a Ton of money I was 29 and I made over 1 million and a quarter I rolled it back into the company which was a mistakeBut live and learn!

Cheaper than replacing plugs and switches.)2 - Sheetrock behind cooktop, around heater and hot water heater.3 - Egress (escape) windows in bedrooms.4 - Permit and inspection.If you buy 1980-new, no need to worry about this post. :-)Have fun!

I've completely replaced music with BP podcast on my commute to work, there's so much to learn from them and little time.

I won't get nearly as good as ROI though because I bought the pool home for 101K in 2012 and there is no way to replace it for that little unless a bargain falls in my lap.

I am also looking for experienced structural engineers.