potentially turning my passion for real estate into an investment reality instead of just a bucket list line item.VERY interested in learning more about sweat equity, House Hacking, and duplex/triplex investments.

The way I see it, they're paying me thousands of dollars a year in rent, and a couple of hundred bucks in concessions is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, and a fraction of what 1 month of vacancy would be.

He had buckets set out to catch the water.  

Similar situation, spent ton's of $ changing all kinds of things out and once realized it was that, we made a $5.00 adjustment to fresh-air intake of putting the drop down into a bucket and like magic, fixed.

Plus Charleston has huge tourist trade and high end tourist not a johnny lunch bucket crowd.

but spending 25 bucks on a permit is tiny compared to the fines they charge you if you are caught.You will need some sort of stud, either wood or steel (check with local codes), 1/2 inch dry wall, sheetrock tape, bucket of mud, 1 inch,  and some bi fold doors.  

It can serve as another safe bucket (like an IRA) that you could invest in non-traditional investments with like real estate, tax liens, notes, etc.

It can serve as another safe bucket (like an IRA) where you could invest in non-traditional investments with like real estate, tax liens, notes, etc.

Oooops, sorry Mike, didn't mean to stain that tie ole buddy, but you're miss'n someth'n, need to check in your state for the minimum loan amount that can be secured by real estate, can't just be go'n out there filing liens for any little ole bit ya want to, not only would it not hold that bucket of spit, you'd have your'self an other false lien matter to go see the judge 'bout!.

More so if there are multiple kids in the family or multiple partying type friends that come over and hangout.To the minimum, get ready with buckets of paint if they move out.