Then he took the sledge and just bumped the bricks loose, down inside the fireplace.He took the whole fireplace out so there was a hole in the wall (and added a window) and the roof had to be extended over where the chimney went through, and they had to replace the shingles that were super damaged from the initial bricks falling.Permits, I don't know if that required a permit or not in San Antonio.

There are two idea I’m batting around in my head right now to get started on my REI journey – I can do it purely on the investing side and become a private lender or a source of hard money loans to builders/developers (maybe that looks like funding a construction loan collecting interest payments while buying time to better understand the dynamics and build relationships) or I can JV/partner with a builder and get equity (upside on a flip/sale) which would be more hands on.Curious what ya’ll input, what you think is the best route for me to dip my toes into REI given my aforementioned situation and current market.

FL is now basically going socialist by offering state-sponsored tax-funded insurance to replace the private insurance carriers who don't want to loose money any more.Home prices are also interesting: when the first row of houses gets washed out by a storm surge, you have for sale signs pop up in the second.

To me, mid-tier houses are likely one of the best long-term appreciation investments because they are sought after by so many people in that market, a smaller percentage of people can afford luxury houses and also they may be more volatile but there's always demand for the mid tier price range for the average Joe.I consider myself a serious investor, my LTR's are in a place I would otherwise never travel to, my own preferences and opinions on the location are meaningless as this is purely a long-term investment decision for me and I won't allow personal preference for a location to impact my decisions.

And most will be able to pay the taxes when they come due, and put on a new roof, and put on a new coat of paint.As well as replace the carpets, cut the grass on a regular basis, replace the windows, reseal the chimneys when the liners crack, etc..It's unlikely that that these homes will fall into the slum category in 10 years or so, and make the asset underlying the loan virtually worthless.Or just vanish when the place starts to fall apart too much, due to no down-payment (no skin in the game 100% loans).Said the lawmakers who approved this.

I always thought that the assumption of mortgage meant that they essentially replace me as the initial party paying off the mortgage and now they pay the monthly payments and have the title.

His estimate was $1400 to fix a leaky sink, unclog a drain, and replace a faucet!

@Rick Albert assuming that in your situation you and your investor are owning/managing these as purely investments and thus holding everything via a partnership operating agreement?  

You'll need some practice, and to slide the scrap piece around tapping as needed, you'll also need to replace the scrap piece most likely after a couple hours of uses.- Most annoying - there could be a slightly crooked or twisted piece from manufacturing that you didn't notice and then installed and threw off the whole floor.

I'm thinking that I just leave it as is and wait to replace it.