I offered to cover the cost as it was a mostly as is deal. 

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Or the millennials who hate the idea of home ownership and maintenance.But for the same cost as the monthly rent of a studio apartment in that building, one could afford a mortgage in this city on a 4,000 sq ft all-brick home built in the 2000's on over half an acre in one of the top neighborhoods, building equity year after year rather than throwing rent money out the window.But maybe I'm wrong and most people my age would rather waste money on rent, at least that's what our mayor thinks and is counting on!

Hard money interest will cost as much or more as staging.3. 

I'm even considering installing those hotel-style PTAC heating/cooling units, but even that is gonna run me over $10,000 when you factor in the electrical work that needs to be done to power those things.All that to say - I would love to be wrong about this, and it really only will cost a couple grand per unit to fix, but everything I've seen points to that being a pipe dream, unfortunately.

Yeah, cost a couple of thousand, but now the tenants toilet won't drain through her bath.Trees - look for trees that are dying on your property and get them brought down.

It would cost a mint to have these professionally removed.

so how much do you guys think it would cost (a month) for a 20-21 year old to buy a $100k home with perfect credit, but not very much credit.

The permitting fees with the county will run you a couple hundred and the construction cost really depends on the type of materials you are using. expect to pay your contractor (if you use one) 10% of the construction cost as their upcharge/fee.It is more expensive than most people think to do so but there are plenty of ways to reduce this cost and get creative.

Thanks again.I think the issue will be moving the folks.. that cost money .. at least from what I have heard in the bay area.. and it can cost a lot of money you have to pay the tenant to move..