Continuously financing your purchases is going to grow to be weight on your ultimate bottom line especially when your considering looking at your net gain.

We filled it to the top, and over-shot our weight quota by 2 tons.

A flip or my own residence would carry more weight to consider taking it on.

Plus it is improper and puts unnecessary weight on your roof. 

Still might hear creaking from the joists as people put weight on it but its not bad.Overall peoples voices are easy to filter out, the biggest sounds come from noise transfer through the joists into the drywall.No matter how much sound damping material you use, people can always over come it anyways.

Just because the second floor wasn't touched, smoke carries a lot of weight considering the effects.

Plywood is also lighter in weight and holds up to water better, accepts nails and screws better, stains because it's real wood veneer as opposed to MDF which is usually a paper veneer that does not hold up to water, heat or weight, which is always a factor in kitchens and bathrooms.

We based our estimated value too much off of what we were seeing on a value/income per sq. foot/unit with the most nearby/similar properties.  2-4 units use a 1025 appraisal form and while they will measure the income approach to value, the sales comp approach is always the more heavily weighted factor on 1-4 unit valuations. 

But most of all, the info that I have received from this website is worth its weight in gold!!

A longer lease may add some value when you try to sell, and carry some weight on a refi, but you may want to check that out with your lender.