Also, which areas/neighborhoods contain your best rental properties and which neighborhoods do you avoid?

Such conversion need not comply with the requirements of the following specific provisions of this chapter: (a) Section 13-196-660 (height limits); however, in frame buildings, four or more levels of living space shall be prohibited and in buildings of ordinary construction, with or without attic living space, five or more levels shall be prohibited; (b) Section 13-196-050; however, all dwelling units must comply with the exit provisions of Chapter 13-160 except basement dwelling units may have a second exit through a room containing a heating plant; (c) Section 13-196-670 (stairwell enclosures); (d) Section 13-196-680 (corridor enclosures); (e) Section 13-196-690 (dwelling separations); (f) Section 13-196-710 (basement ceiling construction); however, if the basement contains a dwelling unit the entire basement ceiling construction is to be wood lath and plaster of half hour construction; (h) Section 13-196-720 (heating plants); however, basement apartments are to be separated from heating plants with partitions of one hour construction.

Have a professional do it under containment (plastic containing walls, air scrubbers, etc.) and you can be assured that it is not going to get you sued in the future. 

You are seeing the reality that the world contains people who are crazy, selfish, unreasonable, mean and have far too much free time.

The concept of collateral security that we use is contained in federal UCC, statutes and precedence cases, as well as state laws, I'm not looking up state laws for fifty states and the UCC.

House Rules: In the event that the premises are in a building containing more than one unit, Lessee agrees to abide by any and all house rules, whether promulgated before or after the execution hereof, including, but not limited to, rules with respect to noise, odors, disposal of refuse, pets, parking, and use of common areas.7.

I am very interested in alternative building concepts like Earth Bags, and (especially) shipping containers. 

They did schedule a foreclosure for September which they just postponed.Trust (containing my mortgage) stopped reporting in 2008 (only 3 members remaining) prior to WAMU being taken over by FDICNo record on MERSNo one can tell me who owns the loan.Where do I go next?

Do not sand, saw, pulverize, chip, bead blast, or dry scrape existing vinyl floor, backing, lining felt, asphalt, "cut back" adhesives or other adhesives as they may contain asbestos fibers and or crystalline silica."

Never use hard tile on the floors, they will eventually move & crack. best to use laminate products - the peel & stick tile that is groutable is great, just make sure to use the special grout that is expandable...is in small pre-mixed containers on shelf near the peel-n-stick tiles.