Hey Y'all!This is my first post here in the BiggerPockets forums. I have been listening to the podcasts and reading some of the books and am excited to finally feel comfortable enough in my vision to post here. For a ...

I think the general idea is that areas like finished basements, or cape cods with sloped ceilings on the 2nd floor have finished space that is not equivalent in value and use as other finished spaces.

From beginning to finish, this project took us 16 months and were 100% leased within 30 days.

It will be a single-story ranch with a full semi-finished basement. 9' walls.

Quote from @Scott Scoville: Just finished one of our bigger projects.

Properties are single family units with finished or un-finished basements (looking to do some renovations myself) 2-3 year plan is to live in the property and rent one unit out.

I updated the bathroom/porch in the spring, and am finishing construction on a 2-stall garage (the previous garage was basically a large shed that I could not fit much in).Moving forward I am considering one of the following options to put my money and build equity:1.

Finishing the basement would bring it from four bedrooms to five bedrooms.

The building has a metal exterior finish with large bay windows and a durable brick.

We have booked guests while finishing up the construction phase.