I have switched to open house style.

Cali does have thousands of those in the exact same style just in case anyone was looking.

Pros:Fewer days on the market (aka reduce vacancy) from additional marketing time and lining up the tenant before the existing tenant has vacatedStaged homes rent better than one w/o furniture (although rare the tenant has good enough style :))Ability to perform an informal "move-out" inspection, which provides a better idea of the turnaround time before the new tenants can move-inTenants may tidy up the place a bit and get a head start on their move-out process (rare, but worth pointing out)Cons:Reduced rent --> assuming some of the above bullet points are a stretch from reality (aka staged home and tidy up the place), the clutter and style may detract tenants from wanting to move-inInconvenience to the existing tenantsCoordination of the showings requires contacting the existing tenantsI know many SFH will list the property while other tenants are in it, but you must take it on a case-by-case basis, and it's heavily dependent on the existing tenants.

It ironically was built in 1937 as well.Something to keep in mind going forward; it is our understanding that many homes built prior to 1939 used sandstone foundations and obviously older "cloth type / knob and tube" style wiring.1940+ homes builders started utilizing cinder block foundations and bx wiring, which is as mentioned a ground wiring system.All the best

Lowes has a 'style selections natural maple' that we like to use and it's only $1/sq ft

(I type the street into Redfin/others and it keeps giving me comps within certain close neighborhoods).A house I'm going to look at tomorrow is in a little niche area on the water/with a view along with 80 other houses of the same ranch style.

I suppose it's so old that it's back in style!  

Hello, I am a first time homebuyer looking to finance with either a 203k loan or standard FHA loan I have pretty decent credit but not enough cash down payment for conventional loan which is why I'm going the FHA route..my goal after I receive my preapproval is to buy a foreclosed fixer upper in the price range of 60k-80k(either duplex or single family) and use the 203k to add value i.e add rooms upgrade kitchen etc then after a year of primary residency (required for FHA loans) I plan to rent out the other half (if duplex style) and hopefully create some kind of positive  cash flow after expenses etc.

What do you math--numbers--oriented peeps think about this deal.

When you keyboarded "these houses" what homes are you specifically talking about... location, style, condition etc.