Finally, both had slate roofing - which I actually think is beautiful and can be quite durable...but on the multi-family, I had a problem with insurance (can tell you more about that privately if you have slate roof, and also, there are fewer qualified roofers that work on slate).In short, it sounds like you are pretty far into this deal so I don't intend to scare you - in fact, I like old houses and would buy again as investment, just with more caution. 

The beauty of real estate is there are many creative ways to acquire it with little or no money and BP has all sorts of strategies. 

Quartz is beautiful and expensive, laminate is functional and economical but installed right it can look really great.  

@Michael JuniorShaw-Ketteridge fog also called Iowa homefront is not only beautiful but durable and cost effective too!

Found interested investors he and his team fixed and flipped this beauty and made a hefty profit!!

Fixing the fire damaged unit up into a beautiful 2/1 added a good amount of value to that property.

If your title document says it is 4 units, you have 4 meters on the property, and 4 addresses, yet according to the tax accessory you have 5 units, you may be overpaying taxes for your units.

Purchase price: $7,500 Cash invested: $30,000 A beautifully located downtown southern Illinois property. 2 family duplex, over 2500 sq ft., 2.5 bath 6 bedroom unit What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Also, word of advice, it’s cheaper and more beautiful to keep most all of the old than to try making an old house fit a new mold.

Would it be possible to originate notes on accessory dwelling units for homeowners who cannot qualify for a HELOC or refi to build one on their own?