The reason I say this is that no matter what your remodel if you are doing a lot of the work yourself (way to max out equity growth) then maybe look for an even larger remodel than you had thought about? 

Forth, what is your interest rate?

As a CPA who lives and breathes real estate taxation, I've noticed something interesting that I want to share with the BiggerPockets community.

Don't forget to annually mark time for vacation or family time.You might consider hiring a teenager part time if there's something that is time consuming (for me, putting out 20 open house signs then picking them up).Best to you!

You really should talk to a CPA and show them the details of this property and how much depreciation has already been taken on this property. 

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I said all that to say this its several folk in both classes that have spent money and time and will get nothing out of it .

You might want to double check he understands the scale of the project you're asking him to do. 

thanks Denver, I will reach out to Jeff.