I am currently in a live-in renovation on a duplex in Battery Park that will be a rental when complete.

Our latest project is a whitepaper that will give readers a detailed breakdown of the steps behind bathroom remodels - considerations, what to expect in terms of timeline and price, what to look for in a contractor/team, etc.I'm familiar with the concept of "overbuilding" in an area - putting granite countertops into a class B or B- neighborhood, for example, which isn't justifiable from a purely financial perspective.

Originally posted by @Daniel Walker:@Brent Coombs this would be a third house, not the primary one we live in.Yeah Daniel I know (But Alex W. has hijacked your thread a bit, so I was responding to him only).Alex:- Yes, your primary will ALWAYS be personal choice rather than pure investment.

I have done residential mortgages (refinances) for folks that purchased commercial, industrial, mixed use, etc, using commercial financing, that then went through all the red tape etc to get it pure residential, yes. 

Batteries.

But when the “inspect” they are really also replacing the air filters, smoke alarm batteries, etc.

Buyer paid a down payment of $2,200 (so now I've recouped my full investment) and is paying $332/month for 7 years - which is PURE PROFIT At the end of the contract I will bring in $27,891 including interest Lessons learned?

I should preface with we never even discussed going inside the property, purely a concern of mine that I'm probably making too big a deal of as he will likely have no issue with it.

@Kevin Von Storch - just purely from rentability, pretty much any area of Carrollton is great. 

I'm looking at this purely from a cash flow perspective, I hit 7.5%, maybe better with my (what I think are conservative) numbers.