That is illegal here unless that 50% contains special order things like cabinets.

I also read that many, many buildings contained lead paint, and you can basically operate under the assumption that it's present.

Does anyone have any experience with shipping container homes?

I was thinking of using it as a short-term rental with the addition of containers to make it more appealing.

For all you betting on Oak Park.... this is interesting and GREAT news! lMini start up campus comes to Oak Park, Sacramento, California

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My real estate goal (for the long term) is to build a portfolio of mostly pre-war walk up apartments (my interests are geared towards townhouses/tenements that contain over 6 families) in the lower west/east sides including parts of upper manhattan as well.

I received a quote today on a 3/2 1,400 SF home today that was $122 per month ($1,460 / year) that contained $500K in liability coverage.

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