Abraham Garza
1acre with 4 manufactured homes for rent is it a good deal? Newbie
21 January 2025 | 1 reply
I recently came across 1 acre asking for 314k in a very good residential and growing location, so the current owner has added 4 manufactured homes with 4 electrical meters, 4 septic tanks and only 1 water meter for all 4 homes, the homes are sitting on partial slab and partial pier & beam, he also added 2 storage sheds approx. 380sqft with the intention to make them ADUs they are still only the shell so I would have to get those ready to live in, so currently the 4 manufactured homes are being rented and bringing in 2800k a month, 3 of the homes are needing some TLC which could increment rents and possibly get me at 3600k a month, also being a 1ac lot this still leaves about 12,000sqft of raw land where you could build etc.So that is on the good side now the things I did not like so much, the lay out is poorly executed to where it makes it looked crammed up and not professional but it could be fixed.Another is that in reality there is only 4 livable units so that qualifies under a conventional loan but since they're are 6 units on the property the banks are wanting to take it as a commercial so we would have to move out the 2 storage sheds out in order to close as conventional.Another concern, technically you are only allowed to have one manufactured house or single wide in your property according to what I know but I know it could change according to zoning which I will investigate, so my question is has all this been accounted for and if so how can I verify it so it wont leave me in a bind further down the road, I currently asked my agent for the appraisal of the property to see if that might verify.Any recommendations?
Stephanie Medina
Is it a bad idea to convert this LTR into a STR?
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I've talked to a few plumbers and even a plumbing engineer about it and they all are a little stumped.That is an excellent suggestion about something to dissolve 1-2x a year!!
Andria Kobylinski
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Franklin Marquette
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22 January 2025 | 5 replies
The tenant understands that the property of the Tenant is not insured by the landlord for damage or loss of any kind (action of third party, fire, water, theft, vandalism, storm, heat or cold, electrical damage, pests, mold, accident, etc.), and the Landlord assumes no liability for such loss.
Henry Clark
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14 January 2025 | 1 reply
Insurance- coverage for new engineering, permitting, etc8.
Bruce D. Kowal
What REALLY Triggers IRS Attention in Real Estate Partnerships - From An Onlooker
29 January 2025 | 6 replies
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Fetch Phoenix
Bought in a Fire Prone Area, should we sell and consider renting?
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Kana Watanabe
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14 January 2025 | 11 replies
For our ADU (garage conversion), I am handling the design/engineering and then selecting a final contractor once its permitted and ready to go.
Evan Grant
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14 January 2025 | 0 replies
Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $535,000 Complete gut, new front and rear walls, all new electric, HVAC, plumbing, roof, deck, windows, interior What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
Frank Hotard
First Home Issues and Strategy
10 January 2025 | 4 replies
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