TO MENTION A FEW IDEAS that have been working for me over the 50 years of investing and auctioning real estate.You might want to lay out a pro-active plan and work it daily. connect with others who are doing what you want to do.wishing you good luck on building a great cash flow on an accelerated basis.Charlie

The bid should be based on the contract documents, these spell out the layout, structural design, types of materials, etc and will include other necessary documents needed to get a permit. 

:) Bonus points for a creative architect or who has experience with designing for sound proofing or doing some "creative" layouts.

@Todd Dexheimer thank you for the clear layout of options! 

I have been thinking about the layout of the house so that I don’t have to be in such close quarters with renters.

I assume I would convert to living rooms even though I know a bedroom might be worth more, however with the current layout as described I think a living room makes more sense.If I do convert this would mean the tenants would park outside.

LOL, without knowing the layout I would venture to say that they simply wanted to cut off heat or air to that vent in an effort to better regulate the room temp.

Meaning location and layout/set up of the home.

That way the people touring it are searching in their criteria for a 2 bedroom and my unit is larger / better layout than that competition.

I'm an owner of a brick two family home, but with the layout of a three family in the Rockaway Beach section of Queens NY.