The cost of doing so most likely will not be worth it, but an opening can be accomplished much easier using headers sized properly. headers can also be designed too suspend a ceiling but not if you have a second floor unless there is another wall directly above your opening.

You get a $25 gift card, I get a discount as well.

This effects the income tax calculation, not the SE tax and is designed even the playing field for SE individuals.

With that concept in mind is there a directory of grants-in-aid specifically for real estate investor identifying companies or individuals who need to relinquish $10,000 to $100,000 as gift money to lower their tax bracket.

Putting in a pedestal sink.  Was planning on a large frameless mirror to make the room feel larger, at least 3 feet wide.  I wondering now if that might be too much mirror for a pedestal sink?  Would a smaller mirror ...

I own and operate an interior design business.  

You could have it to changed to something similar to what we have with a "temporarily off market" designation, which I believe doesn't trigger the services that sell expired info to agents.

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I second Matt, check to make sure your house does not have historic designation.