@Raymond Hill my sense is that due to the various costs and regulations involved, as @Brandon Ingegneri mentioned in his examples, it just makes more economic sense for builders to focus on single families than multis.I think it's related to the fact that most single family purchases don't make sense from an investment point of view because as an investor who's looking at income and expense #s to determine what you can offer, you're competing with owner-occupants who have very favorable financing and are buying because of the school district and because they like the kitchen and bathroom, not whether the rents vs. expenses & mortgage is profitable.In other words, because of the favorable financing and "use benefit", the buyers of single families almost always pay more per unit than the buyers of multi families.

That includes kitchens, laundry rooms, and bathrooms.

I've gotten a couple people who didnt like the layout of the home and a couple people who didnt like the W/D hookups were in the kitchen.

@Ryan Proffit Its just about break even right now to be honest (it was a beast before the refi), but I am very conservative with my numbers, for example I just installed two new boilers and new kitchens, appliances, gutters, windows but I'm still accounting for 10% cap ex.

The unit appears to be legal - 8' ceilings, kitchen, bathroom, living room and 2 bedrooms.

We are looking for good contractor references in the Bay Area, since the unit we are moving into needs a new kitchen and some structural work in the back.  

If its a kitchen fire, not a big deal.  

As a kitchen dealer that will be affected, I know I’m trying to find different angels and niches to keep me afloat just like we did in 07.

various repairs have different returns some like a kitchen remodel get a lot of bang for their buck, others need to be done but don't add a ton of value like upgraded electrical.

Hi there,I live in the Kitchener-Waterloo region of Ontario, Canada.