It is a townhouse and the adjacent property (that previously had an identical interior layout and size) has gone through a renovation to expand the kitchen by approximately 100 sqft, and add a second bathroom.This adjacent property is currently renting for $300-400 more than what I believe I can rent my property for.

A short drive through the town and you will easily be able to tell that.

Thanks,Chris @Chris Heinmiller We've been working with our local Habitat to create a program where we could partner to help them expand beyond SFH into multi-family and townhome options.

I think an update now is great to share in order to get your support and hopefully inspire like minded people.Since my last post, I've been working none stop on expanding my knowledge, network and resources.

like what most people don't get about the AI is that, currently, in 2024, the AI will become a sudden giant because there's world war three among data centre elephant and data modeler : microsoft vs google vs meta vs amazon, they are the one that's buying thousand of nvidia gpu with the hop one day that one small company or startup can replace the incumbent like google , pfizer All their purchase makes every single nvidia employee can buy a house in santa clara county easily lol. it would impact REI by a lot later on as employment and employability or group of persons would change.

I would strongly suggest you expand your search to the surrounding markets.

If you keep an open mind to house hacking meaning renting out part of your home or renting out an in law suite NOT just the traditional multi-family sense of the word, options expand dramatically.

It's infuriating because this is a straightforward all interior renovation without expanding or changing the existing footprint of the single-family home.

+95% of agents only have experience dealing with owner-occupied transactions - which are mostly EMOTIONAL decision based.You can ID these types of agents easily by asking them:1) If they are RE investors themselves.

We're looking to eventually expand this analysis into other markets.