Apparently they have been getting stood up by contractors which is why it took so long to get the ball moving.

I'd rather keep my LTR an LTR using a business model that has stood the test of decades than let some rando Airbnb my asset for a bit extra a month.

So even though they had a large emergency fund they were still stressed and nervous and unsure about where they actually stood financially.

Long time ago, I remember reading about a non profit that provided affordable and I think transitional housing in SF, but one thing that stood out to me was they employed many of the residents.

@Ben Einspahr Great job Bartley, this is a perfect example of a house hacker with a family that is making things happen, and this property stood out because it was rent ready condition, and it still gave full privacy to Bartley's family while still letting him rent out the other ADU unit above the garage, and the backyard is easily the best backyard I've ever seen in any house, so I'm super pumped for him and his family.  

Be able to see the true potential of a property I stood in the space, created a design and got to work realizing it.

Since the end goal of any BRRR is to hold the property, it stood to reason that we wouldn’t want to target areas that have good superficial characteristics (e.g., good emerging characteristics, low median purchase price, high cash flow) but bad long-term growth prospects.It’s always possible that a market slips through the cracks of national awareness, but we decided that, given we were looking for a market to learn the ropes in, it was prudent to assume that any worth exploring in detail would have many different analysts pointing at it with varying degrees of enthusiasm.

This one stood out.

Here are a couple suggestions that stood out to me right away....1.

I am proud to be a descendant of people who have stood the line against tyrants and dictators for 10,000 years, and will do so for 10,000 more.