up there,   the city council 'turned blue' in the last election cycle so some kind of regulations are probably going to arrive eventually.I do intend to eventually sell off my remaining seattle property,  but for now as its fully updated,  meets inspection rules, attracting good tenants and running smoothly its in the cash-cow phase of ownership and I'm not in a hurry to divest it.

fully updated and modified house. eventually rented for its market valued rents Lessons learned?

If you do not do the updates now they will likely need to be done in the next couple years anyways.

Update to the thread!

After appreciation and all the updates I have done, the condo value has increased by 45%.

When it comes time to update lease agreements, simply include this as well in 'from now on/moving forward'.

(Given how recently they've been updated, there will be a number.....)No one, ever, should be paying for a home warranty. 

If it excites you and you find yourself following the sponsor updates, then you've found the right thing and can buy more deals.

Update. 30-day notice was served, I spoke to the tenant and the call went as well as could be expected.

I am commenting so I can be updated… the only advice I can offer bud is when you do your HELOC open up a separate bank account move the funds of the HELOC into your private account and then transfer it into the account for the Duplex that way when it comes for taxes you can write off the interest payments for the HELOC.