Upon a sale, the amounts received from this deal would eat into the exclusion.9) The appreciation rights of the investor and the note could be sold off to other investors if either party got impatient.10) A maximum LTV on mortgages on the property in the range of 60% could be established to reduce the likelihood that the seller gets behind and does a short sale that wipes out the investor.11) If this arrangement might cause a problem for the homeowner when refinancing or taking out a HELOC, the investor could agree that the investor's interest is subordinated.Benefits: The homeowner's net worth is less concentrated in Silicon Valley single family home performance, and the investor gets a leveraged return on an asset that has potential to appreciate at faster than the rate of inflation.

My skill level is limited to upgrading an existing space with new paint, fixtures, flooring, and lighting; this includes exterior painting, roof shingle upgrades, and deck building. 

One of my laundries I just installed is on ground level, it was ridiculously easy to pick up a washer & dryer for <$150 and throw it in there.The fridge problem is definitely not dirty condenser coils.

I'm looking at different properties in the St Louis area I keep finding deals in areas that on the trulia crime map is in the level 2/3 of the shading. 

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in July: Single-family home sales rose 9.1 percent year-over-year, with 8,108 units sold;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes remained unchanged at 48 days;Total property sales increased 8.5 percent, with 9,559 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 11.4 percent to nearly $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 5.9 percent to $243,500, reaching a July high;The single-family home average price also achieved a July record, rising 2.4 percent to $305,910;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.2-months supply, down fractionally from 4.3 months last July, but nonetheless at the highest level since August 2017;Townhome/condominium sales rose 6.1 percent, with the average price up 6.9 percent to $215,110 and the median price up 9.3 percent to $165,000;Leases of single-family homes fell 1.9 percent with the average rent up 5.6 percent to $1,916;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 6.6 percent with the average rent up 7.7 percent to $1,666.

Nice investors of all levels that don’t pitch you anything.

So I know access and levelness of land is key. 

The math is important, but you also have to remember that most of it is grade-school level math.

(Cost to add ground level square footage $350+/ sq ft) cost to go up....even more. too rich for me at this time.

Should I put concrete around this area prevent water from seeping into the foundation and basement windows or pitching the ground level so water drains out faster towards a drain that goes out to street drain. 3.