The Coffee House at Chestnut & Pine492 N Pine St, Burlington, WI 53105June 1 at 4pm. 

I am considering an SFR in a good neighborhood but adjacent to a pizza chain, there is a natural fence with a row of pine trees separating the properties. 

Its in Pine Cliff Lake in West Milford NJ about 5 minutes from my house. 

Fire ratings, etc. may be an issue.Floors, joists, rafters, various load-bearing members, etc. will still be plywood, pine or some other lumber product.

You'll also read about investors that try and buy 4 such rental homes/properties with 25% down payment and 75% borrowed mortgages, to make their money earn more wealth through the leverage.Or, if you're good at hospitality, maybe you should look at a MIL apartment.....you could run a miniature short term rental business (read up on short term and vacation rentals and AirBNB type rentals).good luck.

There is a large pine tree (I think it's pine) right on the across the property line at the rear corner of the lot.

You might have a chance with some cash flow in Lake of the pines.

The previous owner must have not known how to spackle, because every sheetrock seam in the building was covered with a 1x1 inch piece of pine and painted.  

We rented our 13 year old cabin to a tenant who put nail holes in the pine hardwood floors and also around wooden door frames and wooden baseboards.  

Last year I had to make the decision on deck boards for our 20x24 deck and ended going cedar - it's a personal preference thing plus it was $3k cheaper than a good composite (not big box composite products).Also, if installing the pressure treated pine deck boards, give them a year to dry out before applying any sort of finish.