If it is an older house, those were probably gas supply pipes for gas lights that would have been on the walls. 

I've been around to some so called wholesale suppliers but their prices are still astronomical.However if you have a contact that is a landscaper and can supply and install at a reasonable price, please let me know or have have them call me.

D might be Detroit.For commercial hospitality (motel chain), i have done 2500/room, flooring and granite were owner supplied. scope was interior painting, r&r flooring, inst granite, change wallplates, install tv and brackets, minor electrical and minor plumbing. the budget is fine.

Companies like HD Supply (this used to be part of HomeDepot but homedepot sold them to some other company, now they are WhiteCap as trade name), or would probably contact the manufacturer myself.

This all being said, I have no idea how to structure this...Fee: 10% of rents collected (market)Release: 1/3 of 1 month's rent (market seems to be 1/2, I live next-door not really a hassle)I am going to be taking care of his yard, but it's super small and connected to mine so I will maybe charge him $10-20 a month to offset my supplies/gasoline.

Have the supply houses recommend or as has been recommended before go to home depot early in the morning and start recruiting.

If more specifics are needed to answer my questions, I am more than willing to supply them.

Barn wood, the real stuff, is an artisan supply item that is used for great crafts and interior decor - - there's no substitute for it when it's in the hands of a "craftsman".Just like you don't put Home Depot windows into a Queen Ann or Victorian, a craftsman looking for Barn Wood knows what he wants and will not rest until he finds it.

The more transient areas there is more people than the natural supply of rentals, great ing a much higher rental market.

With so much US government deficit spending that is going on, and the money supply being finite in any given static time period, our own government is going to be competing against it's citizens for potential lenders.