Sometimes you can tell by noticing little gaps or separations at stairs, baseboard trim, door framing etc

I have a triplex which, based on our planned maintenance schedule, will have the roof replaced, siding fixed up (siding is already newer), trim paint and new exterior porch/stairs in the spring of 2022.One of the tenants, who also just reached his lease term, gave notice.  

Some tenants complain it is too much, and some tenants complain it is not enough on stairs, sidewalks, etc.

You could buy the ugliest, most outdated house on the block and FHA would not care, so long as there is no chipped paint, missing handrails on stairs, holes in the roof/walls, etc.

With washer and dryer there is more value.More value = more rent.Just like painted cement floors and hard wood floors.

A lot of cement backer board and older galvanized pipes can clog easy.

Hi Johann,I doubt you can (for lack of a better term) "Fight City Hall" on this one.If they cancel you, and you have a mortgage, they will Notice the lender you are no longer covered, which will probably trigger some "unpleasantness" for you.And seriously, have you not walked your own property and noticed the cement sidewalk heaving up (if that is what the 1" lip is) (???)

My friend broke his leg shortly after closing on a primary residence so had to go live with his parents for better part of the year while he recover since his property had a flight of stairs and that he needed help due to the nature of injury.

Most of the flooring I lay either replaces damaged oak strip in patches or in whole, or, generally in the case of kitchens, I rip up the flooring, put in 5/8 in exterior plywood sheathing, and lay tile over 1/4 in. cement board.Let's talk about the tile: the reason I would not recommend this strategy to everyone is that it is labor intensive and takes time, and it's usually practically impossible to tell the difference from a tile floor installed over cement board that will last five years and one that will last fifty.

From the few companies I spoke with, they assume somewhere in the 150K range without seeing it.I would hate to have business on the upper floors that cannot accommodate clients that canon use stairs but is a 150K+ expense worth the result?