., paint, flooring, or perhaps a kitchen or bathroom remodel), buying it at a decent discount, and putting down at least 25%.

The DIYers are welcome, but these kind of deals take a solid 150-200 hrs for the average first timer from start to finish and a minimum cash position of $175k (if you DIY the design/furnishing; more if you want to be hands off).  

These are not situations where you will pay a price down the road like not pulling permits for a kitchen/bath remodel.

We plan on replacing the flooring and possibly new kitchen countertops. 

New windows, kitchen, basement bath and adding a storage room/pantry in the basement. 

My goal is to rent it out to start generating some cash flow.I’m planning to remodel the kitchen soon, and once that’s done, I’d like to move out to make the apartment available for renters.

Stocked kitchen, wifi, Hot tub, etc?

I always just explain nicely that it’s my company policy to deliver the required notice and collect the late fee as per the lease every time rent is late, no matter what, sorry no exceptions for anyone as I treat everyone equally and adhere to the lease agreement that we both signed.

Hey,I'm a first time investor in real estate and my wife and I are planning to invest (with house hacking) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Our agent is very helpful and found us a great deal (duplex). I wanted to share t...

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