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Updated over 2 years ago, 04/26/2022

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Picking between 2 properties

Jace Timmer
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Hello all,

I'm a newbie (21 years old) who is just getting into my first rental property and could use some advice. There are 2 properties I have narrowed down my search to. 

Property 1:
$265,000 - 1966 - 1250SF - 4 bed, 2.5 bath with a 2 car garage and massive back yard. The upstairs is updated and the downstairs basement suite needs a little work, probably around 5-10k to be rent ready

Property 2:
$260,000 - 1965 - 1350SF - 5 bed, 2 bath with no garage. The downstairs suite needs around 10-15k worth to be rent-ready. This house is also not as updated on the upstairs and probably will need new flooring and windows in the next 10 years upstairs.

I guess I'm just wrestling with myself whether to go with a property which has one less bedroom but a two-car garage and massive backyard or to get that extra bedroom at the other house. Any help or feedback is much appreciated.

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