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Quote from @Becca F.: Great information.

The main issue with rental basement is water if it has water issue usually it is a simple fix .Clean gutters ,discharge gutter  water away 10" away from foundation, make sure you foundation soil is slopped away from it .If you need to buy soil get a clay mix .Cut back any tree too close to the foundation look at the drip line that's how far the limbs are out from the tree .If all that is done still has water buy a sump pump  carry the water to day light away from foundation 10" to 15" .

I have some equity in my rentals but dont want to touch them with the interest rates being so high...If there was a lender who could lend without me needing to save up the 65k-that would be great!

Quote from @Jamie Hora: @Jay Hinrichs Yep, the lift station was needed just because we were downstream of any sewer connection.

BP This question would be a great AI response since it has been asked before.  

This is exactly what I did and it worked out very well for me. 

PM me if you're interested - it's free - and I'll send you the link.

I hit 2 years at this home and tried crunching some numbers to see how much I would need to sell my current home for to break even with escrow/interest/reno costs.

OR make the downpayment from out of pocket and refi later when interest rates go down ?