Concrete- 25% energy cost to convert limestone to cement, 25% for transportation costs, As fuel costs go up, concrete cost goes up.  

Mortar is a bond-making material composed ofmeasured amounts of cement, sand, and water.

In OR, usually first year you get a walk-around looking for hazards like rotted stairs, FedPac breakers, etc.That's usually it except for random look-sees.

It has asbestos cement siding.

As a parent of young children, the open stairs and the big gap in the closet under the stairs seem dangerous.A  couple of questions:1) Do you know the difference between your net income leasing vs.

Why didn't you get something in writing at that moment to cement the deal?

But the kicker that cemented my decision was there wasn’t any optimism from the commercial lenders and that killed my spirit.

Later on, if you are planning to move to another house, you can rent the upper stairs and downstairs to two separate families which will help you getting more cash flow.

I need more time to narrow that list down and to also cement my goals and plan of attack.

The guys show up with all the new carpet, haul all of it up 4 flights of small stairs to the attic apartment.