DeFazio - he is in your neck of the woods.

It hasn't been stained in 10+ years so my options are to do minor wood repair and stain it, or cover it in vinyl.It's looking like it will take around 7k to repair and stain it all.

@Paul Jamgotch at least you are well versed in stressful occupations so becoming a RE Agent & a MF Landlord should be a breeze :)Good luck...too bad you weren't in our neck of the woods.

I'm starting by looking in my neck of the woods, Foxboro, Walpole, Mansfield, Attleboro, but suspect I'm going to have to broaden my area of interest.

Hi Ryan Wood.

I am gonna look to replace them with and engineered wood since this home is on a slab.

My current improvement plan is:new roof - its really old and several shigles are gonenew flooring throughout - currently concretenew paint in and out - 50% brick/siding extrepair siding on chimney - has rotted away due to water damagenew water heaternew AC/Furnacerepair sheetrock water damage from plumbing leakreplace kitchen applianceslandscapingreplace garage door - wood rotoptional items would include:replacing various fixtures - which ones?

Thanks for the support everyone, it's good to hear some solid feedback since it is my first deal.Ben R. the house is actually in Clayton, so it looks like if you are in Johnston County it is in your neck of the woods!

, but he did have rentals and I spent as little time as possible dealing with his nonsense and preferred to go fishing or drinking beer in the woods with my friends.

Good points Roy, if the tenant is agreeable with gradual rent rises there may be a solution that allows them to stay in.