Hey @Don Ireland, 1 - We stay away from LVP in our CT / MA portfolio on the stairs because it's loud, and not the most fun to install on steps.

Tenant has notified me that the noise coming from the floors above is loud.

Inventory is now very substantially above the extreme lows seen in recent years, when inventory fell below 1 month for a sustained period.Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is sitting around 7.1% interest, which is down a bit from last month, but still well above where we began 2024.

I'm aware of those scams and I verify all employment by looking up the employer and calling or visiting them (last one would be for an extreme case, calling and internet sluething is good enough).

And yes I already addressed if someone does sue you which given the facts of this deal is going to be rare to the extreme.

I'm late to this thread but for the sake of anyone else pulling their hair out trying to get a loan, let me, a loan originator for 17 years, tell you how extremely difficult it's been for the past year to originate loans.

Similar treatment on the right.All the above is extremely simple to do, will be far less expensive than removing the stone, and will completely transform the front of the house to give you that oh-so-important curb appeal.

(I use extreme numbers for emphasis)That said, returns are not just a measure of output, but also efficiency of input.

Hi Kim,The house is screaming for a proper proper porch/entry with a portico... it would completely transform the front facade and give the house some much-needed curb appeal.That said, with your extremely limited budget, the next best solution would be build a MUCH bigger wood porch over the existing one (no demo cost, and it's below the entry treshold) that extends a few feet farther into the yard from the house, and if you can afford it, to the far right small window.Either way, build two simple fat columns at the corners of the porch that would be about a foot higher than the railing, and positioned just outside the two smaller windows flanking the entry door.Then, paint the entry door a deep, very rich burgundy.It probably would exceed your super-tight budget, but would absolutely be worth the investment.

The other is very similar but vacant.NJ seems to be extremely thin margins if you are not in a ghetto area.