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I took the next 5 months to tackle everything myself spending approximately 17k in supplies and tools + paying a plumber and roofer 4k total to fix those issues.

I'd recommend a HELOC for your situation, especially since there is already good equity in the project.

Home insurance would cover anything on premise, but as @Jonathan Bock stated, it's usually for significant damage.This might be something you would tackle on your own, but worth to have a conversation with your provider first to see what they have to say.

Your project manager should know plenty of guys- delegate this to them3.

And you’ll be much more relaxed too bc  you won’t have to deal with 1 million house problems and annoying guests 😂😂😂I think some people are diving into STR because they think it makes them look cool, or they want a cool side project.

I assume something like this is more than you want to tackle for a 1st quadplex (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/241-W-King...), but what about this SF for a BRRR (https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2101-Arapa...)? 

I'm an experienced project manager with hundreds of cradle-to-grave efforts under my belt, including building project scopes and budgets, evaluating contract proposals, and managing construction to maintain the delivery of high quality products on-time and in budget.Penny is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), serving the community mental health needs of parents, children and families.We both recognize we have an immense opportunity to serve our community and want to capitalize on the blessings we have been provided so that we can continue serving our neighbors.My wife, Penny, and I are looking to transition into commercial multi-family real estate in 2025.

@Linda Weygant Yes agreeing with @Montse C. here that this first needs to be discussed by the governing bodies and most likely will get tackled or at least in part tackled as it makes no sense.

I am excited to have grown to the point of tackling this big scary goal, and can't wait to meet some of you folks.