I don't know how it will affect resale value, but since you would still have garage space in the primary home, the functionality of the home will only be improved.

Hey Guys! My First post on Bigger Pockets :)In the Philadelphia Market I am seeing flips AND fix & rental popping up all over town. With all of the articles, youtube videos, and my personal research scrolling thro...

That said, I would like to explore a path to using Big Data (and even visual data tools like Tableau/QlikView) to disrupt this market....Does anyone have any proofs of concepts or any Lessons Learned to share?

So on HUDForeclosure.com you can purchase a functioning/decent house that could be instantly rented for $85K in a class B neighborhood with a market value of $172K that rents for $1500. 

. - Make sure descriptions visualize the property and not just describe the elements. 2) LOVE having adventure properties - I have 2 cabins that are a 4x4 adventure to get to but VIEWS are outstanding.

Some relevant financials are below...any help from the crowd would be appreciated as if like to explore this and do a 1031 in two years.Current rent - $850 Current property value - $75kishNo current mortgage Located outside Houston and appreciating at around 4% a year If tenant moves I'd do maybe $20k in renovations to update kitchen, floorplan and exterior siding but house is functional

At the time of purchase the equipment was non-functioning junk. 

I began using cozy after erent imploded and really liked the functionality of erent.

Attend the conferences, networking events, deal making functions.

You just want to ensure that all of the major functions have been upgraded - like no more knob and tube wiring, for example.