A sidewalk cost a lot.

Square footage & number of bedrooms dictate the cost a LOT.

It is a rental property after-all, and at that price I can basically buy those same cabinets twice for the same cost as the nicer ones.

What codes made the construction cost a lot more than a typical sfh?

Land does not cost as much here as in Cali. better to buy.I said if I did not like being a landlord then I would sell and just do flips/owner financing.

The truth is, that most of the tax benefits cost as much or more than the tax savings!

A few years back I was looking at a triplex in costa mesa for 500K. rents at the time were around 1500/month, so it would cashflow with 25% down.. barely. of course to recoup the $125K+ acquisition cost, not to mention any initial repairs would have taken decades, unless I sold for appreciation.Last I heard cap rates in LA were averaging 6-7%.

[/b] ( I use VCT tile, with luan backer board under it, it will last forever and easy to maintain and about the same cost as good carpet & pad)-other 2 Bedrooms - back of closets plywood - apply glueboard or something (you can buy white waynescotting to cover the plywood) -paint interior (if it has a lot of imperfection I would go eggshell or satin) -outdoor privacy fencing to block off big green electrical box in back corner of yard -backyard - lumpy, don't know what to do about that, grass spotty - don't really want the cost of resodding ( get it rolled and throw some weed & feed down, should be a few hundred for all that)Rent ready I would say around $3500-4000.

The other things like the plumbing for the kitchen, of course I left this to the plumber since he knows what he needed and was part of his job and cost. As

This will cost a 24 hour delay but i am hopeful this will work out in the end.