- What level of rent decreases can you sustain if new units become available?

Stop digging yourself deeper, hit the reset and sell while you still some control and options.

We have lived in our 1970s split-level for the past nine years, fixing it up as we go.

You are competing against RE investors that have experience, likely deeper pockets, likely more knowledge, likely a better network.The house hack is not available to most of these more experienced investors. 

Hi all,I have a rental townhouse (doing some much needed updating) that is 3 levels with the lower level walk out being the front-door, foyer-hall, garage, and a finished 13x13 room that has full bath and laundry space for w/d. 

What made you go commercial, and grow to the level that you are at? 

I couldn’t agree more and it seems like many of the trial level judges do not even understand the law!

And if they aren’t scamming then they are level 13 psychos that will ask you to bend over backwards for them and then give you a bad review because they don’t like the shade of paint color in the guest bathroom.

I don't know for sure, but it sounds like an assessor's notation for a mid-level 4-plex, but if you'll PM me the address, I'll pull the field card or public record to see if I can verify it.

As for the cost of dues in an HOA, those are typically determined by the age of the property, the level of maintenance required and whether the HOA is putting away enough in reserves as they are required to do so for capital expenditures like new roofs, road work on private roads, maintaining driveways, etc..