Very interesting.Plywood under the drywall...you can't "harden" much more than that unless you go for the industrial look and put in steel plate, classic.

So I would study up the blocking and tackling of landlording (I have a blog post on the classics of landlord lit, just four time tested book that should be free in the library or very low cost used)..

These call for a classic natural look.Also before converting, consider the neighbors.

It's a classic and a must read.

Gives it that classic/modern look.The key with granite is to not get too busy of a pattern in it, try to keep it on the simple side. 

Bill Gulley Classic response.  

The Carnegie book on how to make friends and influence people has great reviews, its a classic.

Maybe once things get rolling I'll use the cash flow from a few propertys to pay the note on the garage and new car.( Like rich dad talks about)as for the summer car:it's a classic convertible that I got a smokin' deal on a few years ago.

you may want to factor your appreciation rate at 0% past the default point ;-)  Financing long-term assets with short-term money is the classical road to bankruptcy as has been pointed out in several other posts already4.  

Classic Leslie Nielson.