I remember similar aized cement/Fiberglas bunkers being sold & built in Darwin Australia after cyclone Tracy Hit.

The garage door was never cemented over on the interior--it is still visible.My insurance agent says that the carriers don't mind the conversion as long as the space is heated/cooled.

But if you are supplying all items: the inventory list will include drywall/cement board, screws, corner beads, mortar, tiles, grout, sealer, cabinets, appliances, countertops, electric boxes, ROMEX wiring, likely both 3 and 4 wire and in typically 16 gauge could vary.  

The dishwasher gets put in when the kitchen has a sheet-vinyl floor with a stapled-in luan backing, then the vinyl gets ripped out and cement board and large-format tile goes in.

the lawn'Seems that they dug up every last bit of sod and stacked it on the cement pad that should be the parking area!

But the kicker that cemented my decision was there wasn’t any optimism from the commercial lenders and that killed my spirit.

Sounds like you're similar to me and that David Greene's book really cemented the idea of how practical investing out-of-state really can be.My first rental will be done and ready for tenants this next week and I have yet to see the property in person.Looking to eventually get into multi-family soon as well.Cheers!

This may make no sense but I will try my bestmy father is in the process of taking over a home of a friend who has missed a ton of payments and let the house go to ****. the reason my father is taking over the home is because he owes him a ton of money and gave him the equity to attempt to pay off the debt. we want to see if the house is worth fixing at all for my dad to try to take some equity out of it or if the headache is even worth it.The guy owes me father > 80K HOUSE. due to bank 130k he is allowing him to take over payments. current owner hasn't made payments in over 8 months its in pre foreclosure but bank is willing to do a short sale to my father. we will have to pay 12k in cash for the missed payments and would end up owing 120. house is in providence ri near broad st. the house needs almost anything you can think of. we have been in contact with all the tenants we have sent an exterminator to begin the process of dealing with cockroaches, bed bugs, ants, and terminates. we have electrical issues a lot of the plugs in the house and light sockets do not work. upon having an electrician visit the house he stated that somebody had the electrical updated in the basement but it was not connected to the knob and tube in the house. they began the process of updating the electrical but for an easy way out t hey only did it so it would pass inspection. he said he would have to get into the wall to see exactly the extent of the electrical repair needed. plumbing is also an issue and within the next year will need all 3 new boilers. the yard has a small parking lot next door but no fence or boundary showing where the property ends. the roof has a couple of years left in it. yard has to be fixed cleaned and asphalt or cement. all basement windows need to be changed and fixed. the interiers are all very dated and would need to be updated as tenants move.

Legal 3's require fire escapes, cinder block or cement wall furnace rooms as starters. 2.

For some reason, the previous owners only put up a "half cement" wall between the finished area and the adjoining storage room.