For sellers, this means that setting the right price from the start and presenting your home beautifully are more crucial than ever.Time is also a factor to consider, with the median time to contract rising to 35 days—a 59.09% increase from last year.

When house -hacking with 5% down, returns on cash invested could be huge when you factor in the appreciation gains.

My W2 is affording me some extra time and I want to spend that time building my REI experience.I am a commercial lighting and interior designer and lighting controls expert. 

What you pay with labor will depend on if for instance one of my units still has a good pad and tack and strip then I just pay for carpet and installation cost.What you will pay will also depend on how much you are installing at one time.I don't like Berber for rentals.The design of the loop once it starts unraveling it can unwind pretty good an dis harder to get certain stains and pet stuff out of it.With carpet you want a Nylon carpet even if the cheaper version.Some carpet guys will try to sell you the rubber composite carpet stuff which is the really cheap stuff so it will stand up to tenant abuse.The problem is it can only be cleaned usually up to one time and then you need to replace it again.So I would rather get a cheaper nylon that can be re-cleaned many times over after installation for an additional .10 to .15 a sq ft extra than the super cheap stuff I will have to replace again.If you get 1 sq ft for carpet,pad,tack and strip,and labor install and it is Nylon you are getting one heck of a deal.Even at a carpet place usually you are at .40 to .50 for the pad and .50 to .60 for a cheap carpet.Then you have to do material to install and labor.I have seen sometimes if you have to do a small area you can pick up quality remnant pieces for real cheap and hit that type of number or buy in bulk.

Bob Snyder actually DESIGNED the company that way.

For small liens in the past we just included that as a risk factor.

I own a remote design agency in Florida, but I don't live in the U.S.

I’m interested to hear how people value cash flow vs appreciation vs any other factors that they measure how beneficial their purchases have been.

Small (~1000 sq feet or so) 2 bedroom for $ maximize the uniqueness and design value.3.

To get a better idea of what your ideal build would cost, find a build you like on HAR and present that to a builder so they can see the pics (finishes/design etc) and with that particular square footage they can give you an idea of what it will cost.