This only tells me one thing: I'm a money magnet!

I helped push for and eventually pass an overlay that requires historic board approval of exterior changes in order to preserve these prominent homes in our west side neighborhood.

The house exterior wise needs 20k of repairs (roof, siding, windows...already have 2 quotes for 17k, just using 20k high side)....inside, kinda the same....both kitchens and baths are in poor shape, and same with pretty much the rest of the house.

The space inside the interior walls is also included in the square footage.Think about it: the tennts will be using the wiring and plumbing that is inside the walls, so the walls are also part of their rental package.For houses, it is exterior measurements multiplied to get the square footage of the house.

(I'm so sick of painting....)Exterior: Added shutters and headers on all doors/windowsNew cedar fence (surrounds property - put cute white picket with arbors in front!)

Then, while keeping the good tenants, find other good tenants to fill the apartments that have had tenants kicked out.The building doesn't need renovation (except exterior paint) and it certainly doesn't need to be started over.Mike

This is also based on a pre-approved 30 year fixed loan at 6%Another thing is the property's exterior is maintained by the HOA and it is only 4 years old.

Lumber liquidators has unfinished oak for .99 an sf but if your enviroments humid or hot, or damp you NEED machined like above, this is thick real hardwood and those environments expand and contract it so much it is a nasty problem.PAINT TIP:Interior exterior paint king?

So if you have car magnets do take them off so it doesn't start the neighborhood gossip floating around.

Also, start a niche market....90% of my clients are the out of state homeowner's niche...if you have an area that is a vacation/second home magnet send out some post cards.Good luck!