FHA requieres 100 feet from rail road or electrical towers, from the living area not the lot size.

The credit boom of 30 years has run its course, and some sort of reckoning will inevitably occur.On an optimistic note, I'm also hoping for, and expecting, quantum technological leaps in energy, health care, etc., to help alleviate the problems.

I think they can rebuild the back half of the house, but it would need all new electrical, plumbing etc as that was all in the back half of the house.

I called and explained how I was going to do this including electrical.

I find that the cheapest things to do that make the house go that extra mile are:Curb appeal of coursePainted cabinets and maybe new knobsPainted doors and new handlesnew carpet/hardwood or just very cleannew electrical switch platespaint or replace trimtile in foyer or just nice flooringnew shower curtains or clean sliding doorsadd window shutters painted an offset color of the housenice mailboxto expand on curb appeal:clean gutterspressure wash or clean sidingLandscaping is almost a must to sell really fastexterior lightsThese are just a few and are very basic items that can add to that WOW factor.

I got a new bathroom framed in, electrical is all set, I now need to rough in the plumbing, move some radiators around...etc..to be able to continue.

If you dont know how to do electrical work, LEARN LEARN LEARN!!

What type of furnace is it (gas,oil,electric)?

Unfortunately, I do not have the time or energy to try to sift through the undervalued properties there versus the ones that are actually worth nothing.The rent yields do sound exciting at first glance but I am not sure if the rents are going to be stable or continue to decline.

I mean Gore, doesn't exactly produce his own power, but he does pay a little extra on his utility bill in order to purchase some of his energy from "green" sources.http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.aspHowever, even if he did produce his own power, that's no excuse to squander it.