If it's going to cost us an extra month to do the work ourselves and save 5000 then it's worth it.

Also, when you are calculating returns, don't forget that utilities are in your name, you need to pay for internet and Netflix, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry and cleaning supplies, extra sheets, towels, pillows, etc.  

In wisconsin you can enter your land, if extra into a managed forest program which has reduced taxes..

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If none are realized, then you'll have some extra cash. 

2) For people over 55, they can put extra $1000 for their HSA.

I think it's worth the few extra $ to use some of the tools available.

Recently I had one that cost $500, but that involved some extra work to re-pipe and add ventilation through the roof. 

@Sam Crochet, I'm not well-versed in partnering on deals, so maybe I'm talking out of turn here, but you better get some legal documentation drawn up defining all the nuanced details of your partnership.

(if this was not a long time or forever home for us, I would have built a 2 bedroom adu (probably an extra $20k to our budget and that would rent for about $2,500 here) and then maybe a jr ADU to the main home for another $50k and that would rent out for about $1,500 per month.