It has us concerned, reinforcing with support beams would be fine and should sell without a problem, this is from GC and realtor though.

Offering a small reduction or credit in rent for posting rent payments prior to it's due date of the 1st of every month helps reinforce your tenant the practice of paying rent on time.

That said, you can do better by reinforcement through practice (the journaling of what you have learned and how you learned it).Some people really are very creative.

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

A lot of property managers in Tucson make sure they have a clause reinforcing that tenants who receive a red tag are responsible for it (some even add an extra fee paid to the landlord ontop of the red tag fee) and the clause also states that the landlord has the right to evict the tenants if they wish.

Floor Baseboard all-in @ 1700  actual $1205 - labor was a little cheaper, also some materials leftover from Property #1.Kitchen Cabinets + Countertop all-in @ 7000  actual $3200 - leaving existing cabinets in place, installing granite, new sink, new hardware.Kitchen Sink/Faucet all-in @ 300  actual $200 - sink included above, new faucet remaining.Bathroom Rehab x2 Cosmetic all-in @ 3200 actual $3200 - no change.New Lighting Interior/Exterior all-in @ 3000  actual $1500 - overestimated this one.Exterior Paint all-in @ 4000 actual $3500 - overestimated this one a bit, also using some materials leftover from Property #1.Misc all-in @ 10000 actual $6000 - I've applied some of this to the below scope that was added.Demo of wall/opening up the living to kitchen area, reinforcing overhead beam, all-in @ $1200Removal of popcorn ceilings, drywall repairs throughout house all-in @ $1500Exterior repairs, rebuild of storage area all-in $4500New Fridge all-in $800Dumpster rental all-in $700Project Coordinator all-in @ 1800TOTAL @ 40,000  actual $37,055

The more established investors I meet the more this gets reinforced.

However, they also seem to reinforce my original post that the dynamics for real estate investing are very difficult in NNJ and CNJ.

@Michael Adamo Glad to hear that the city was helpful + that they reinforced some of the things people have mentioned here.In terms of SB 9's popularity, here's a recent report by the Terner Center on SB 9's first year: https://ternercenter.berkeley....It looks like LA City had 211 applications for SB 9 second units, but only 28 applications for SB 9 lot splits.

I worked at Lowe's for years and I think their in-stock cabinets are subpar compared to the Ikea ones, unless maybe you reinforce them a bit.