but to no one's fault but my own I was unable to keep the business afloat when real estate plummeted a few years ago.So now I work for the dredging and beach restoration industry and spend weeks and sometimes more than a month away from my family.

Photoelectric detectors have a sensing chamber where a light source is aimed at an angle away from the sensor.  

After all, our banking industry does not want you and I to be in the mortgage business.

The city has lower property taxes, due to the industry and businesses.  

Hey All,Hailing from NYC.I'm in the industry as a expediter (permits,violations), contractor, vendor(photography,floorplans,3D Virtual Tours) and soon to be licensed RE agent. 

It will need approximately $25,000 in rehab to include electrical, updated bath and kitchen, new light fixtures, new flooring, and finish second bedroom. 

Matt,you need to tread lightly here.The previous landlord committed an illegal act renting a space that is illegal to call an apartment.

Also, uneducated consumers and industry “professionals” tend to spread incorrect information and theories.

I haven't got experience at all but I'm thinking of looking for a MFR that requires light rehab.Any ideas of where to start?

The construction cost has been soaring in the last 3 years in the Bay area (I work in the corporate construction industry and our project management office is forecasting 10% fee escalation in all of the MEP trades in this year).