Originally the property was a restaurant but the birth mom rented it out 20 years ago to a lady who converted it to a store.

I have been educating myself the last few months about real estate investing (here, books and podcasts). I love how everyone offers the strategies that work for them and the mistakes they’ve made. We are saving cash t...

An exception to this may be where one of the units is a commercial unit like where you have a store on the bottom floor and 2 residential units upstairs. 

Hi, I would like to know what investors from Ontario, Canada think of the market here in GTA. I am still new to investment world and don’t have much of experience or knowledge of how to analyze the market. We all can ...

Unless you're willing to invest in this for a loss as an autonomous learning experience, get someone.I should add that all my impish personal demons are whispering to me to tell you to just pick up some spackle at the dollar store and go for it.

Not only did Josh and Brandon team up to write this ultimate guide, but they’re teaming up to participate in a live author Q & A session—exclusively for people who buy this book from biggerpockets.com/store!

Purchase price: $100,000 Cash invested: $20,000 Commercial building used to be a tire store, currently a Carquest auto parts store operating.

I’ve found better quality hoods, fans, and lighting fixtures cheaper than the big stores or than my contractor can find them.

As far a books on management go, check out Brandon Turner's book on managing properties which you can find here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/managing-properties-digital as well as the Landlord Survival Guide by Jeffrey Taylor

Some of the larger expenses-Interior/Exterior Paint, Storm shutters for a few of the front large windows, added additional cabinets to one unit,  New refrigerator from Dent/Scratch store after old one died,  Laundry units that tenant pays +$50/mo for etc.