We purchased a 1920 Farmhouse but opened the walls and found an 1823 log cabin instead.The project is not a for profit venture as I am doing the remodel for a close friend (lucky girl) but we'll dip our toe into the financial analysis of it at some point as I know there are curious minds like mine out there.

Personally I think RE will correct by a flood of sales from the Wall St. investors who have been holding since 2012.  

I don't get off work until 9 or shortly after on Saturday mornings in New Berlin.

I am also willing to scrub toilets and paint walls as long as you are willing to teach me :)!

A mixture of half bleach half water works great on on outside walls and furniture.

It's loss of rents or "loss of use" coverage, for example, next year it's rented and a tornado rips the roof and a wall and it takes 2 months to fix.

We just purchased a home in Briarwoods and are looking to renovating the kitchen, which involves tearing down two walls, and a full upgrade.Marvin, how did your project go?

My intention was to extend the wall between stairs and put in 2 doors.

Warren Buffet was quoted as saying, "Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls-Royce to get advice from those who take the subway”.

We walk through the unit with the tenant, ask them about things which need repair and look at all the typical problem areas (under sinks, behind toilets, wall behind shower, ceilings below bathrooms, walls around windows, etc.