Hollow cavities (like those that exist between a door jamb and the wall framing) that are damp are luxury condos for carpenter ants and they take-up residence.

It may be better to flip it if the market supports a $75-85K sale price.

I'm sure you know that there is a ton of information on the site along with amazing people willing to help and support you along your RE journey.

@Vincent Crane and @Rush Wall our first meet up will be on Thursday, December 17, 2015Please join this meet up group for latest update: http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-BiggerPockets-Real-Estate-Meetup-Local-Investors/events/226983619/Hope to see you there!

It's an old school basement with stepped in walls that are in good shape, but the old school cinder blocks similar to a crawl space wall are deteriorated and broken.Anybody in Wichita,KS have a guy they would share?

Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.Good luck with building your multifamily support team.

I am glad my wife had a great job, she helped to support my passion for real estate, I believe without her help I would still be working at a job.My money came from several resources; #1 The seller, if the seller could not help me buy their property, I couldn't buy their property.

Now I have a wife and 2 kids I'm supporting, couldn't do a live in flip like I did before.

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For example, you don't want to find out your sewer line needs repair and they need to bust through your slab after you put your flooring in..... or find out you have aluminum wiring after you paint your walls.