I also overpaid a terrible contractor to remodel a unit and then had to pay one semi decent contractor and a good contractor to finish the job (I also did some of the work).

However, it is very difficult to house hack with small living space and a live-in girlfriend with a large, semi destructive dog (I wouldn't change the dog part though :)…) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

It appears that taxes are paid semi-annually in IN, so what's the reason it's all on you?

Connect with some local or semi local developers and get some proposals.

our single levels will sell at 250 plus a foot and all go to empty nesters.. the others are moving into this area for the schools.. we get a lot of semi rural folks that sell their 10 acre hobby farm and 5k sq ft house to younger families at the 600 to 2 mil price point and look at a 2k sq ft single level for 500k as a retirement home.. 

Was interested in the idea of making some semi-passive income in addition to my day job.

You'll see an increase in lead qualify with semi-broad interest targeting.

This may be getting better over time, but in my experience, older trailers had a lot of weird "trailer only" parts.It is semi-common for trailers to have electric furnaces, instead of gas. 

Additionally the funding fee is waived if you are receiving at least a 10% service disability (which is extremely easy to get).  6% Max interest on lines of credit - false:  It's actually semi true. 

There are many properties that are semi-detached (that's another term that could be used to describe two connected houses).