Otherwise, you might get a basement with a "wet bar"....but not a full kitchen, if up to "code".

Also, while my lease covers me against tenant property losses from wet basement, etc., I'd rather see the tenant covered by renter's insurance than get upset with me if something happens to their prized possessions, even though I am not legally responsible.

Are you glad you did TK first, or do you think you should have just gotten your feet wet immediately by doing it yourself?

Then it was a patch (done by different company) and some slight texture.It should be easy to see where the water was coming from by the wet spot on the ceiling, I'd guess my job (again being generous) had maybe 5 hrs.

We aren't too excited about paying the capital gains, so it's time to get our feet wet with investment property.My wife is getting her P.H.D at Case Western and we will realistically be here for a few more years.  

After reading and research, I'm quite ready to get my feet wet with a 2-4 unit multi-family house hack.

I've been able to find a property that's selling really low, so I see it as a great opportunity to get my feet wet being that the risks is low (finance wise). 

If that works, then good for you and it might be an easy way to get y our feet wet.

You'll "get your feet wet", so to speak, in a low-risk situation.

The basement went from a wet one to looking bone dry after storms.