so here's the next "issue" in front of us:We just closed on a very old house and inside there is gobs of original wood:  exposed ceiling beams, (tons of) paneling, rather wide door trim, doors, etc. and it is all stained very, very dark brown.  

We ended up taking out the ceiling and part of the roof.  

I hate to have furnaces in basements or crawl spaces where they can flood, and I hate to have hot water heaters in attics where they can cause ceiling damage if they leak.That's all I can think of for now!  

Any attice access in that closet ceiling??

Capital improvements passthroughs have a ceiling as to allowable rent increases per year, tough on your IRR.

Paint color will most likely be some sort of a neutral gray on the walls with white trim and ceilings.

. : The size of the house is about 1000 sqft with an unfinished half basement (but has legal ceiling height) and half crawl space.

I know this based on the peeling paint on the ceilings.

Upon entering the dilapidated shell-of-a-home that needs to be gutted and cleared of debris, I find 30 year old insulation covering the floor of each room, warped floors, no ceiling, a leaking roof, a destroyed kitchen and an owner attempting shop his home for the highest bidder to hopefully get ARV for his hunk of junk.What I'm finding is a common theme since full blocks are being bought out and the natives being forced out to make way for hipsters, swanky little coffee shops, and inflated real estate prices.

Expensive crown molding won't keep the ceiling from caving in!