Any modern business today should have some of their workforce overseas.

These updates modernized the property, improved its curb appeal, and significantly increased its market value.

These updates modernized the property, improved its curb appeal, and significantly increased its market value.

I'm also going to add some outdoor(deck) space and update the kitchen with new cabinets and countertops(modernize) as well as take out the carpet and put down lvp flooring.

As you're already replacing the old tile floors with LVP, installing new toilets like the American Standard Cadet 3 during this process is practical and will provide a more modern and efficient bathroom setup.

Plus, managing contractors and ensuring quality work can be tricky for someone just starting out.New Construction: The Modern ApproachOn the flip side, new construction offers a different set of advantages:1.

We went with a modern/rustic theme - added string lights in the back yard, black paint on the stone fireplace, and a mix of modern and rustic furniture and light fixtures, etc. 

I am leaning towards building a smaller 800-1,000 sqft modern cabin as a STR and for personal use throughout the year.

Do you have the money to have an electrician rewire the house to modern standards maybe 3000 to $5000 cash, maybe more- maybe you could ask  if they could do it on a credit card--I don't know?

For example one big row of 15 units isn't optimal but if I want to break them up I would have to have 20' between blocks, which would kill yield.Instead of waiting for them to modernize their multi-family regs (at least a year out, maybe two) or sucking it up and living with the costs as things stand, I could instead do 5 "triplexes" of single-family + 2 ADUs and bypass some restrictions (only 5' setbacks between blocks, 1 parking space per ADU unit instead of 1.75, etc.).But I'm concerned that Seattle builders may quickly move away from this strategy as HB1110 will (in Seattle and many other larger cities/counties, but not mine) soon enable sixplex townhouses in pretty much all the areas where the condo-ized ADU strategy has been mushrooming.