Aug 23 electric company comes and puts 3 day note on door of squatter while squatter is hiding insideAug 24 DTE informs us that the bill for this cabin hasn't been paid for a long time, bills are often sent back "return to sender", over $1,100 is owed, gas will be turned off soonAug 26 electric company comes and removes meter, we haven't seen squatter since Monday night, we knock expecting an empty unit, 14 year old daughter is inside, no electric, no water, no gas, phone battery low, and the house is the worse garbage pit I've ever seen - 5 full size black bags of kitchen waste sitting near door, goat path from room to room, dirty clothes piled everywhere. not hoarder situation, just super dirty situation.

I looked at the sign in sheet on the kitchen table and maybe 3 people had looked at the house in the last 60 days. 

So if local/state allows you to, this is your window of opportunity.  

I'm surprised you get such a short window in Florida.

There are some caveats to that which I wont dive into.Second, set you minimum stay on Airbnb to 30 days that way you can airbnb that other end of your duplex legally even if your city does not allow STR's as investment properties.Third, which is my favorite... throw the multiunit idea out the window since there is less inventory on the market and competition can be more difficult.

We’ll be completely renovating this, doing things the right way - egress windows, canned lightening, updated electrical.

Hey All,***buying a 3 unit to BRRRR**** The 3 unit multifamily currently uses oil heat and window units. 

Hey All,***buying a 3 unit to BRRRR**** The 3 unit multifamily currently uses oil heat and window units.

One option would be to add another Rinnai unit in the kitchen, but I'd love find someone with the knowledge and experience to evaluate the entire heating situation for the building and work out a long term plan for improvements. 

My initial thought is can't we manage with couple of window AC units.