In the end; they would have had to dig-down the basement in order to achieve the necessary height, and then ended up just deciding to vacate the basement and convert it to "Heat and Storage" and ended up loosing all of their rentable potential from the basement level...Most of our clients see it as too much of a risk to try to keep the existing basement floor when it is around 6'-11" - 7'-1" rough.

I've converted the laundry room into a bathroom and can easily add 2-3 more bedrooms if needed, but not sure I want to go that route.

TAX CERTS are a bizzness not something you do as a passive investor or someone like me who is busy with their core business.. thankfully it was only 30k All that and the SC Hennepin Decision last year now causing states to re-write their laws so that if an investor does somehow end up converting a lien to a deed, that investor may be liable to tax defaulter for the difference between the lien and market value of the property, Tax Liens seem to be VERY MUCH a place where only the big money, interest investors can make it worthwhile.Fortunately, Texas has "immediate" possession Tax Deeds so we keep our focus there.

The groups with the largest marketing budgets get the most leads, which by sheer volume will convert more investors, which means more equity to buy deals.  

Office space is in trouble, some will refi, some will convert to condos.

Finding a property with a garage or convertible income-producing space sub-$300K will be your biggest challenge. 

I posted this on LinkedIn and also felt like it could be helpful on BiggerPockets - I get asked from time to time about converting retirement accounts such as 401k/IRA into real estate assets...

In Denver, I'm considering buying the property Nextdoor to mine and renting my current (2Bd1Bath) Single family home. I am searching for resources to calculate (spreadsheet) but most available consider you are buying ...

Assuming you have a copy of your documents, there is an easier way.I use Word to convert all our documents into individual PDF's and then use Adobe Acrobat Pro to combine them in one long fillable PDF.

I have a year-round renter in the basement as well - it’s not converted as a duplex officially, but has two exits and street level entry.