Then, in 1792 the first mint was created to produce federally uniform coins.

Hi George P, Rosendo, First according to Uniform Building Code(U.B.C.) an you can not splice a structural member as you did,that would not pass here in California, the splicing material must go beyond the point of splice 2 feet on both sides of cut/ butt joint, it must be able to take the  down force of the  building, earth movement and wind shear,  the best way is to splice the stud onto the bad stud and nail off into the existing damaged stud 16D sinker nails 2 at top and bottom and stitch the two stud together, toe nail in place with 8D sinkers, have you ID the reason for the damage?

Logic does not sell, emotion sells.And remember one other thing: We buy for emotional reasons, we rationalize and defend our purchases with logical reasons.Think about buying a car, you don't think about the total payments, you think about how it feels and the status you get.So keep the motion high when you doing this 3rd step.Next - Getting the lowest price on wholesaling deals.

In fact I think many of the institutional crowd are pretty clueless and have never had to go out and raise actual capital to learn how equity investors assess risk.The fundamental difference is that the types of investments traded on this board are, for the most part, illiquid with little data to establish variance or any quantifiable data like one would get from uniform assets traded on an exchange.

Another that you might call would be the State Banking Department, they have regulators as well.These issues will generally be uniform throughout the states, call each if you need to.

Through years of going through the motions you have described, I have found the best practice is to add the average water bill plus $10 onto the rent with a clause that tenants will have to pay for excessive water bills over average.

I do appreciate the turn key offers but am looking to fully grasp the concept and go through the motions and actively learn.

I don't mind helping out with the rehab in exchange for the opportunity to witness the process in motion; so if you're DIY this is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of a free set of hands.

The struggle of tangibly knowing real estate is a great vehicle but being stuck in the slow-motion-buildup of the snowball. 

Lots of places in the Midwest have 4 as the number, since that is what springs out of the uniform zoning code model text.