Epoxy putty, flex seal, whatever you use can patch it for a short while but the real permanent fix is to remove the stretch of pipe which involves removing walls on a tiled bathroom.However, even though the drain line drains from my kitchen, it is located in a wall cavity which separates two units.

Get out your phone and contract the people you turned down.

Caveat: I was happy with real estate over the phone consulting I was able to get with them previously through my other legal plans.

With the possible exception of some small rural electric or propane company, I have never seen an electric/gas company pursue a personal judgment against anyone (phone and cable companies do, but rarely, and they are just quasi utilites).

I just signed up to re-invest some of that into a local program where the utility company subsidizes insulation, and air sealing.

Conference calls are good, but people tend to get distracted and type on their computers or cell phones during calls.

Other problem is the 3rd floor has electric baseboard heating which may not mater if I decide to seal it up.The 2 units are both in very clean shape, totally turn key, however the home is wired with knob and tube which would normally be totally removed.

I have tried calling some numbers I found on the Citibank website and have followed the phone web - without success.Has anyone had success connecting with a department that could help me find out if it is possible to buy this property directly from Citibank?

They were both courteous and respectful and let me know that the tenant on the lease is at work right now, I left my phone number for him to give me a call asap.My plan is to have all 3 tenants fill out a new rental application so that I can do background checks, if everything checks out, I plan on Jan 1 having them sign a lease at a higher rent.

If I were you, I would spend a LOT of time on the phone over the next few days talking to contractors/subcontractors to get a feel for their availability.