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So its up to you to discover this when YOU walk every square inch of the home after all its your money.

Books - salvation army.Know the room sizes so you can pick up deals, the difference between a 72, 80, 94 inch couch can make the place comfortable and looking good or overfurnished.  

Seattle is pretty hot now and you'll see cap rates inching down pretty aggressively these days. 

The code here requires that we keep the Pex to hot water tanks at least 18 inches from the tank hookups & exhaust.But like copper it will not take kindly to a misplaced drywall screw without consequences :)

Frost line is 30 inches in Maryland , but water meters are in a vault exposed to air and mine is 18 inches below grade.  

The wall cabinets must be plumb and level and if the ceiling varies it's best to hold the wall cabinets down just an inch or two and then finish tight to the ceiling with a small crown molding.

I'm sure it's better than sitting in this 6 inches of snow though!

I played up the bank's liability from the decaying pool fence and slight brick cracking due to settling about an inch over a 30 year period. 

By the time he checked on the house the water had already damaged every level of the house and reached the basement with a few inches of water.He wants to take action asap but not sure if he needs to bring insurance in before starting.Has anyone been through a similar scenario or have knowledge on how to handle this situation.