I just had granite countertops installed as part of upgrading my kitchen in my primary residence.

My agent informs me they're inspecting the house one more time, the night before closing, but I honestly felt good about everything since I had put into over 8 hours building these things on my own and fixed everything else with receipts, had the place professionally cleaned, and upgraded a fixture in the bathroom.So, I get a call first thing in the morning (closing was in the afternoon) and my agent is saying they're refusing to close given the condition of the window screens.

Upgraded it.

And ultimately you can force equity as well as benefit from appreciation over time before “housing up” into a better primary and keeping your first property as a rentalMy wife and I used a similar method: -bought a primary and did a lot of upgrades over the course of 3 years (though, we intermittently house hacked with roommates here and there to fund some of them).

Value-Add Upgrades At this juncture in the pandemic timeline, many investors believe that it really doesn’t make sense to upgrade in order to raise rents.

It's a great way to keep upgrading properties without having to pay any capital gains taxes after each sale in order to do so

I lived in it for a while, then kept it when I upgraded to a house.

There will be some major cost savings involved when doing renovations, upgrades or just repairs if planned carefully and purchased in bulk.

Not being able to rent it out as a 2 bedroom is a lost opportunity.Since your mom purchased for cash, it might be worth talking to a lender to cash out so you can do the repairs/upgrades and then use the remaining money to invest elsewhere.

I am working with a new investor and they are looking to get their money into Real Estate investing, but they have ZERO ability to find/negotiate/buy/manage deals and the corresponding upgrades/rental etc.