(for example if I see that the electrical service to a home has been updated well, a plumbing cleanout has been added, and then cement-fiber siding has been installed and painted well, then that tells me a great deal about what is likely to be true about the other aspects of the home, versus if I see patchwork updates and deferred maintenance galore, that also informs me on what to anticipate inside).- Pulling from tax records and any other public information source, what can you figure out about the layout of the home and the space? 

I have seen corn, melons, bonsai trees, paintings, wreaths, fireworks and many other things sold this way.

He wants the carpet replaced because he "doesn't like the color" and he wants a deeper fiber pile. 

They don’t fix anything in the apartments that they don’t think needs replacing such as: broken dishwasher that leaks all over the floor, wood boards that are coming up from the frame but that are kept down with the carpet, fibers of carpet that are no longer in the threads so you can see the plywood flooring.

I am getting some pop corn to watch this one.Don

I'm not too sure about Hickory, I know a major manufacturer just moved away from there and into Charlotte (Corning) but I just don't know enough about there.

In South Dakota if you drive 15 minutes in any direction you will be in corn fields. 

It is brittle and the fibers are what's harmful.

I never imagined that stretching every fiber of my will, determination, physical/mental strength and pushing my body to its limits would have catapulted me into investing in real estate.  

The plumbing could have lead supply lines and galvanized supply lines, and the waste lines could be clay, "Orangeburg" (Black coal-tar impregnated fiber piping), and even cast iron waste can develop cracks especially if the lines go unused for long periods.