You learn about everything from calls, puts, naked puts, verticals, calendar spreads, diagonal spreads, iron condors, straddles, etc. 

@Jeff Berg I really liked a lot of the ideas you passed on - especially about installing large tiles diagonally - I've seen some great specials on those porcelain tiles at Home Depot too - although they differ by store - it's something I haven't seen too many examples of in flips though.  

I just put my business name, diagonally, across the photo.

The section 8 rental diagonally across the street is at it again, I brought the city down on them years ago but I moved to a new house after/converted my house to a rental and they went back to their old behaviors after that.

This leaves us with a diagonal family room wall without a fireplace.Should we do this?

Turned it on a diagonal etc to make it look better but that's the standard option.

It didn't cost much at all compared to the above.A little bit off topic, but Westwood is interesting as well because they are trying to convert Morrison road, the road that cuts diagonally through the neighborhood into a cultural district.

For a permanent solution of the bulging walls, the Engineer recommended a system of steel shoring and diagonal braces be installed in the basement under the floor and against the building foundation. 

I must admit, I am struggling a little on this one.We already made an offer on the home and the counter was decent, still keeping us below initial asking price.The offer was with indication that we would be doing an independent home inspection, always a smart idea.At first visit to property, there was concern on the diagonal/zig zagging lines in the walls, the few gaping holes where the stairs meet the home – evidence that the staircases had at one point pulled away/separated from the home.This cracking is by no means just settling, my limited knowledge of home construction was telling me, this here was a structural issue.But wait….. there’s more!

(If not - then it's a major mess, best left for professionals to untangle.)Under this scenario, here is how you should have handled the sale:From the sale proceeds, reimburse each other for your respective contributions to the closing costs.Whatever is left - split 50/50.For taxes, each of you will report half of the sales proceeds, adjusted for the combined closing costs.If you can go back and do it this way - your economic parity will be intact, and so will be your tax reporting.