Many of these houses are over 100 years old and have extremely low ceilings/under six feet of space between the floor and joists in the basement.After checking out several of the competition's finished products, it seems like more and more people are digging out and finishing the basements in these row homes.

By not paying next years taxes, the lien will go into the auction and the next buyer pays off my son's principal plus the 16% interest.He wanted to get his feet wet after seeing me do this for years and I'm proud he made the decision to invest on his own and then asked for my help in choosing the liens.

A belated welcome from Round Rock!

Thanks everyone. that is some great well-rounded advice!

Without an idea of the number of lineal feet of piping and conditions like walls etc.

I just stayed quiet while she rattled her sabre.We went into a house that had a large window in the bedroom over looking a river just a few feet away.

If you have gutters, try running the downspouts away from the house by 6 feet or so.Here's a link to show you what I am talking about.http://www.epa.gov/iaplus01/technical/moisture/images/large/30.jpg

At $175k I'd do granite, but with only 18 feet, I might upgrade. 18 square feet?

The inside had some low ceilings (about 6.5-7 feet high (easy to paint!)

After you get your feet wet so to speak you can then get into full scale fix and flips.