My husband was putting finishing touches on a duplex when a potential RENTER wandered up.

Don't allow anything stored outside their designated areas.If finished basement, I'd look into the possibility of giving access to only one of the units and charging increased rent to that tenant. 

My husband and I recently finished remodeling the other half of our duplex and are ready to rent it out, Yay first house hack!!..

You could try using hard money and finishing somewhere where you put 15% down and use them to fund the rehab as well, then refinance with a mortgage company. 

So if you are unable to finish the build, or if it doesn't sell he gets to keep the land and whatever improvements you added to it.

Installing horizontal improvements creates value with finished lots.

I'm currently self-managing with some assistance from a family member that is a property manager.Nitty-gritty info:3466sq/ft 4 unit multifamily property. 2 bed 2 bath2 bed 1 bath x21 bed 1 bathA semi-finished basement that was rented out by the previous owner but was destroyed by that tenant and is currently unusable as a rental space.

A few years ago, there was un-permitted drywall work to finish the garage, and a window and door were added.

Hi, I just finished reading "The Book On Rental Property Investing" by Brandon turner.

Some of it is finished and some is not and most in poor condition.