I was the only one denied a variance that meeting at which time my son said, and I quote that manager has it out for you dad during the meeting when my variance was brought up someone in the highway department stated they do not pay for a porch addition , which I was applying for also stated that the house would now be an egress because of the road expansion as the house sits.

Me and my team would certainly be open to a quick consult to talk through your goals further and help unpack some potential additional approaches you may not have considered.Congrats on the recent acquisition!

Don't forget to try to discount that 2nd when it close to paying seller off.

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Sacramento.

Purchase price: $605,000

Cash invested: $140,000

The property was a single family home that we significantly rehabb...

We attempted to get the sellers to take more money and offered them two additional options one with an extra $35k, via Subject To, and the other with an extra $70k with both Subject To and a partial seller carry-back. 

In addition, North Jersey is a tough market from the listings that I had been looking at.

Thanks for the additional info!

Can you rent an additional garage space? 

If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.

Granted, you say a couple true things.In Jan 2017, California passed a law that prohibits local municipalities from prohibiting ADUs (additional dwelling units).