I proceeded to renovate about a 10 Victorians in the following 15 years in the area.

You can not have a firm budget, but have to have enough cash to cover the unexpected.I've done major rehab on a dozen Victorians and Craftsman homes and I've learned new things on every one of them.

@Andrew SyriosWe also have Second Empire, Queen Anne and Victorian properties in our portfolio.  

I'm looking at a property that has "issues". The primary issue is that it has a cut stone foundation which was not properly drained and has settled. When the corner of the foundation settled, the brick started to s...

I spoke with a woman from SF she bought an old Victorian with a bunch of bedrooms.

You should see the Victorians they restored. 

Hi BP friends, Since I have 5 rooms available in the upstairs portion of our huge Victorian, and I'd like to save some more money toward buying our second investment property, I've decided to rent out the rooms upstairs.  

If you're looking at old converted victorians for instance, I would worry more about the purchase of a 100+ y/o house rather than the partitioning of the units or the work done to split the electric, etc. 

I invested in Kennebunkport Maine recently where I'm renovating a old Victorian home into five luxury apartments.I would seriously consider the Portland area.

You can add fillers in the top corners to make it seem more Victorian like the rest of the house.