The dishtowel hamper is a must have in the kitchen as it neatly keeps the towels that need replacement at one place, away from the sight of the eyes.

Right now i know they are building up the energy corridor for more engineering firms and oil businesses so it is still developing further west into the Katy area.  

Previous tenants had house dogs as do new tenants so I had no intention of replacing the carpet. 

We've been a little aggressive with our cap ex reserve on this house as we replaced all of the systems, so there shouldn't be any major expenses for a number of years. 

We made a profit last year selling a car my wife drove for 8 years, and the 10 year old van we replaced it with is up (according to Blue Book) almost 20% over what we paid.

Architect, engineers, and builders.

hi jeremy. i would agree with bill. i would bet the downspout was draining right next to the foundation which is completely against the whole point of a downspout. you want to devert water away from the house, not dump huge amounts of water right next to the house......lol. i would have to say, from a home inspectors point of view, the water has probably eroded the soil beneath the footing and caused the footing to collapse, allowing the foundation to crack and collapse with it. you could get away with just tuck pointing it, but it will come back. the repairs could be extensive and expensive and jacking the house could be involved. it could also involve a small area of the footing/ foundation and allow you to rebuild just that area too. hard to say without actually being there. check with a local structural engineer and weigh the costs verses the value of the house. after all, thats what real estate investing gets down to. good luck to you

Replacing the wood sill with a piece of granite or stone helps. 

Read your lease.Any filters that need regular maintenance/replacement should be specified in your lease.

As I would love to break in to Flipping  and flip this 3bd/ 1b house but  I can't  afford the 10 to  20  it Could cost right now so I  will do  a basic/nice  update replace only the carpet  in living and dining rooms,  No opening of walls ( if Flip kitchen would need to be done, it's a small and weird shaped kitchen) put new Kitchen cabinets back plash tile  floor and maybe re tile tub area in Bathroom and paint.