I had a contractor who pour my drive way several years ago come in and do a new project for me, a new garage floor with patio, a sidewalk up to the house and drive way. It was poured in 3 different sections, garage fl...

Thomas, I got 2 doz eggs, a gallon of mooo juice and two loafs of bread with 5 lbs of my polish sausage and some chuck, so I know I'm not starving.

Tile is fine....in someplaces, installed over a rock solid subfloor, preferably a concrete slab.

House is in remodeled move-in condition.Gross rents: 1400 + 1100 (unpermitted)= $2500.monthMortgage: 20% down with $1500 P&IEstimated repairs: ~$14k (garage:roof replace, repair floor joists + joist support concrete footer + sewer lateral replacement)Estimated costs to permit the unpermitted space: $10k ($1.5k permits + $6k additional water meter (req'd) + $3k in electrical upgrade)Comps:#1 Sold 240k permitted duplex 2,000sq ft no garage needs rehab $2200 gross#2 Pending $350k Permitted duplex with unpermitted extra unit gross $3400SFH Comps ~1,000 sq ft$250k SOLD needs remodel$300-330 completely rehabbed in and out300-350k with 1200-2000 sq ft remodeled or significantly newer

The poles they use are like what you see for chain link fence; they usually just hammer them into the ground without concrete.

If he is new to lending, he just won't be quite as polished yet and know the ins and outs.  

I have been reading up on updated housing laws in Oregon but cannot seem to find a concrete answer to this question.  

If you were to do that, the largest it can be is 4X4 and it has to have a concrete barrier and has to be less that 12 inches tall.

@sam I don't have  a budget yet for foundation. as   @Manolo D. said you need soil report and a survey to see how much excavation, cut and fill, concrete and re bar you need. this could be tremendously expensive. however I saw small projects on hillside has been built for $175 per SF but there was not much regrading there.

Renting under market as they sit, and with a little extra polish we could increase rents 25-30% overall.