Tape, patience, and two coats will serve you well if you decide to do it yourself.

TSAHC's down payment assistance programs can be great options to assist qualified homebuyers get into a home that they might otherwise not have the available funds/reserves for.There are also a few other down payment assistance programs here in Texas as well that are worth mentioning:- TDHCA (Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs) offers the Texas Homebuyers Program with a couple down payment assistance programs. 

Well, it's not.

A lot depends on how well caulked it is today, whether there are a lot of cracks that need to be sealed, etc.  

It's definitely not well known enough.

I would purchase this way as well. 7.

She is very knowledgeable, thorough, insightful, well connected and just fun to work with.

I own a portfolio of properties in Saint Louis so I know that market well.

They seem to be very build very well.

I kept my day job while I was buying properties until I reached retirement (well, the State forced me into retirement but that's another story).