Our cleaner had to spend 10 hours to clean the whole house!

For those that don't know, group homes are single family homes that house "by the bed" and therefore come with many benefits, the primary being that they bring in anywhere from 1.5x - 2x the monthly rental income that a standard single family home would. 

I recently purchased a property that includes a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom main house and a pool house that can be converted into a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom unit.

Hi Everyone, I'm new to real estate and like the idea of house hacking and rentals. 

An update, we are set to close on our first duplex house hack next week!

Still waiting on an estimate from this contractor and meeting with one more this evening. on one hand, if it is in the budget, would it be smarter to lay the nicer things, but then the unknown of a bad renter tearing the house up makes me nervous.

@Kenneth Tiedemann you can use personal account, just be sure to follow your state and local laws about security deposits.If you're parents are living in the home with the tenants, then they are also exempt from most Fair Housing requirements, but you should look into them anyways.You'll want a good lease to protect your parents and to be able to evict if/when necessary.Check their home insurance policy as it probably needs at least a rider to cover renting.

he won't be qualified by a bank to build for you. move on find someone with more recent transactional experience building minimum 6 houses a year and 2 houses at a time. all he's doing is coming with no money and no experience that qualifies you

I would definetly consult with an attorney before and ask if you would be able to get these people out of your property in you needed.If may just be easier to steer clear and try to find a good applicant with a SSN#Or, if there is a company that employs a lot of people without a SSN# you could reach out to the company, ask if they need housing for there employees, and then rent to the company instead of the person.

I have a realtor who listed my house and created a lease agreement from the company that she works for, but i’m looking for a real estate attorney that can see if there’s anything i can add/edit for further landlord protection/clqrificatio  and to verify that I am being protected. it's my first house that i’m managing on my own so it’s a bit nerve-wrecking.We do have a prospective tenant that seems she’d be a good fit; however, she’s requesting some things that i’d like clarification on to see if it's possible to meey and would like an attorney to set eyes on.Let me know!