He placed my home at 25' setback which only left ~17' back yard, moving 5' forward may not sound like much, but it is, not only does it open the back yard up, it saves me 5' of dbl driveway concrete costs. 

Overall, a massive unnecessary headache that cant be sold....well, ive just successfully rented 8 bedrooms at between 6-7 hundred a month.

Never really believed in using salt because of the damage it does to the concrete and not to mention getting tracked inside.

Hey guys, Wes here from Richmond.First of all, a collective thanks for the massive brain dump on this site.

I'll research more and have a concrete future plan before moving forward.

So I guess I could rent it out if I had to with massive positive cash flow and no cash into the deal... these can happen on the west coast and they are much better than taking risks going out of state when you really have never owned anything before.What happens when some one goes out of state and they end up with a bummer which defiantly happens and they lose money now they can't buy in CA.. if they buy in CA first and buy a bummer out of state at least they still have their primary in CA.I have seen MANY LA investors totally fubar themselves buying out of state getting a mortgage on the out of state house then losing it to foreclosure and totally screwing up their lives .... 

I had a choice to break the floor, cut open slab, dig a hole, make repair, mend the concrete and floor, all that is covered, or I could dig a tunnel from the outside to reach the repair area.  

A massive market like Miami, Fl requires massive action.

You should definitely talk to a lender and if you're serious about buying a home, concrete numbers will need to be run in order to see whether or not you qualify. 

I need to power wash concrete surfaces at the property.