I am not an expert but this is what I was told by numerous people and read elsewhere - even called a couple local people to verify.I don't have the money to redo the entire shower atm, so I actually went ahead and patched over the tile myself and it has not shown any signs of leaking yet for over 9 months (I have access to area behind the place I patched so I can see this - btw this is on my personal home) but again, it supposedly could start leaking at any time, and once water gets into the wall it will stay there.

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

Sometimes it took days to be able to get in contact to them even after numerous emails and phone calls

One way to get over that is to just start calling numerous people and practice this.

I've done this right on the contract numerous times when buying or selling.

We have looked at numerous houses and submitted lots of offers with little success.  

Reflecting on the entire experience, despite facing numerous hurdles, I feel a sense of pride.

There are numerous vacation demand drivers in the summer season.

In regards to finding cash flowing properties and improving your cash on cash return there are numerous posts and articles posted here on BiggerPockets about markets in the Mid-West that will provide these returns.Take some time and browse the articles and posts and you'll find what markets interest you and then you can start digging and doing your due diligence.

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