Sounds like you’re already heavily involved in RE just in a different aspect.

If you have serious cracks with large gaps or it is uneven, then you might want to consider some options, but it sounds like your problems are not big.I would consider doing the paint job if the current paint is bad or the color is ugly. 

If it sounds too good to be true it is probably illegal.

Sounds like in Hindsight she probably needed a structural engineer to inspect this prior to buying.. a full home inspection may have caught it but if the beams were not exposed they may have missed that as well.WE have at least in markets with very rigid inspections BEEN WHERE SHE IS .. 

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

Sounds like a very interesting form of investing all investors should be aware of - Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

The question is can you get a loan for 150k Sounds like you may be no better off than your dad

That sounds tough to do these days.

Sounds intriguing.    

Tie Lasater Your story sounds very familiar to our story, however we have yet to find the success piece.