Stick with non-porous Formica.If you definetly want higher grade material for appraisal purposes, choose Quartz - it's non-porous and does not need repeated sealing.

One stated a whole house needed piers for 20k and all it needed was grading and better gutters.

BBB has graded this ppl and its main entity with a D-.

I spent $30 on the 3 credit checks and 2 failed with an F credit score and one came in at a C - (you will see the grades are based on the credit score on the Equifax report).

Is the A-D (and sometimes F) system in common use for grading neighborhoods the best possible system for those interested in investing in low-income, high-yield areas, especially in Rust Belt and East Coast cities?

If you want to get it done once and for all, get a landscape or engineer to check the grade and flow and find the correct way to stop the water.  

Plus a promotion that's going to net me an extra $1000 a month (Guaranteed pay grade promotion) is set to happen in May.Risk - I believe both the seller and buyer receive low risk with this arrangement- The Seller maintains low risk with their mortgage and taxes being covered with added extra income.

It was really ridiculous given LTV was 60% and lease was guaranteed by investment grade and tens of thousands of locations.

I wonder if there's any movement on changing that law.If you're serious about investment, the premium rentals in the Sacramento area are not really rental grade.

If that's one you are interested in most all of your initial questions on that market will be answered in The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.