Often you are better off just diverting the water away from the house with a splash block.

[https://imgur.com/a/yy0y5nt]|Asbestos tile abatement|$5000||LVP flooring install|$2400||New kitchen Appliances both units|$4000||HVAC replacement|$3000||Water heater replacement|$1000||200A electrical panel install|$3500||kitchen remodel both units|$3000||Concrete patio removal |$2000||repair rot back wall houser|$2500||Bathroom remodel/ both|$5000||Washer/dryer|$1000||Paint whole house|$500|

I find it's best to start partnerships when you have a concrete goal and responsibilities for both parties.

I recently cosigned a 600k mortgage to get my mother into a home a couple blocks away from me so I could take care of her as she ages. 

Well, I tried to repost, but as it has links and websites Bigger Pockets blocked it.Instead, you can find my personal blog page here on BP - I just posted it there or you can find the MAREI website - its a .org  under the Resources tab look for City Rules and Regulations AND if you know of an update to this list of rules and regs, please let me know.

These places may be more or less prone to season slowdowns, but surely not free from them.One of the best things we've learned to process through in rehab is this:  which items are going to be hard or slow during the winter (example:  exterior paint, pouring concrete, and many other things outside) and which won't be impacted (interior paint, kitchen rehabs, bathroom rehabs, etc.) 

I know it probably isnt close enough however i am one of only 3 houses on the block.

Anywhere from laying down some mulch, to repairing concrete steps, to patching some roof flashing.

He is friends with one of the neighbors on the block that knows he is a real estate investor.  2 deals were dealt his way and he bought them both. 

Or 600 lbs. of concrete in the trunk, bottoming out the suspension.