FHA defines luxury items such as outdoor jacuzzis, tennis courts, outdoor kitchens, murals, new swimming pools, and items that are not permanent fixtures such as antennas or satellite dishes.

Currently rent is 1/2ish ($700 now to $1,000 after) what the market rate is but remodel would include new kitchen and 2 baths plus paint 100% of inside. 

Next, we demolished both bathrooms, completely gutted the kitchen and tore off the existing roof.

Hey guys, long post ahead, apologies in advance. My name is A.J. and I have decided to get into real estate investing (buy and hold method). I have been doing homework and research every day, and listening to podcasts...

The only thing that I’ve been toying with updating is the kitchen; that’s something I may do this month.

Updated bathrooms and kitchens with new tile and granite.

The kitchen received new cabinet doors, granite, appliances, and tile floors and backsplashes.

I'm a former tech executive turned full time real-estate investor.

He was against the idea of me buying the house because he didn't believe I could handle the responsibility of being a home owner (first timer) of such a large property in an expensive market like the San Fernando Valley (SFV).

I saw eXp on my google search recommended for part time real estate licensees so I’ll look more into that.