Hello Friends,I own a 1982-built ground-level condo (one unit above, one below).

Negotiating is a skill that needs to be practiced and consistently role played to get right.

In my market, which is a fairly economical place to build, I am friends with full time builders that are in their properties about $150k/door for construction level finishes.  

At a basic level there is no one set way to structure a partnership.

Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

While the image of yours I found seem to show the main entry to the 2nd floor at ground level, the older the prospective tenant, the less interested they are in a non-ground floor unit. 2) Using another part of the property as storage could limit interest and I could see that as a turn off with folks once they find this out.FYI, the listing I found on realtor.com makes no mention of the tenant not having access the entire property or the basement being used as storage.

This is where keeping a cool head and using good negotiation skills will likely yield the best outcome.Good luck.

Home sales hit their lowest level in almost 30 years, so it's not unusual to see a property sitting on the market for many months.

Depending on the actual age of the property, at least some level of deferred maintenance is not uncommon.

I think Trump will help but our debt levels are too far gone.