.- build front porch + railing + paint- tile upstairs bathroom, install vanity and fixtures- tile downstairs bathroom, finish creating shower enclosure- tile kitchen backsplash, finish putting in cabinets- tile kitchen and basement floors + steps- stain hardwood floors (already sanded ready to go)- install crown molding throughout- install various baseboards, railings, etc- paint entire interior- rewire one conduit (was in a closet we ripped out, so now it needs to be relocated to a nearby wall)- fix fences and stain back deck- landscape front and back of propertyThis project needs to be finished quickly so someone who can get to work this week would be ideal.  

Then you can reline the pipe to address the areas being infiltrated by the roots.Just the hydro jet could buy you some time The pipe relining is not cheap but no need to dig up the floor.It's also not perfect but you can remove any nearby trees.

I *think* that even if I had MORE than the 25K in 'losses' that I could not write off in the CURRENT year, they can still be 'stockpiled' for lack of a better word to either deduct against future profits or when I see to help offset capital gains.I *think* from how I read it, even if a person had such a high W-2  that they could not take ANY passive real estate losses, even they can still 'carry those losses forward' to offset future gains from operations or sale of the property.Hope that helps, Dan Dietz

Got a place nearby I can crash for a bit?

The reason I started this thread was to find where are the best spots in the city to invest, not outside the city or nearby towns, but inside the city.

This is an unfortunate conflict, as I would have liked to attend the mixer in Burlingame.Regardless, please give me a heads up if you are planning to be in the San Jose area, or anywhere near by.

I went back to garage to turn on the water for the building ..Zach, I would suggest you look into putting shut-of valves in line with every fixture - preferably in a location that is nearby to the fixture, accessible when needed, yet out of the tenant's way.

I have 4+ years of firewood stockpiled.

Here's the deal:- She owns a small disaster recovery services business and has a newly awarded contract with FEMA- She pays herself a fairly low salary from the contract because it's all she needs, so from the bank's perspective she has low income- She has a huge cash savings stockpiled and which she is building (she just started this business) in order to make payroll in periods where FEMA contract disbursements are slow- She's preparing to place an offer on a multi-family she currently lives in and rents from; she could pay cash for the property from her small business savings but needs to save that cash for the above mentioned reason- She's called multiple banks but can't find one willing to lend due to her "low DTI ratio"I think she just hasn't found the right lender and is probably calling big box banks looking for conforming loan terms.  

If you can't be near by to check up on a regular basis, the property can get run down very quickly.