You can buy a SFR to live in for 12 months & then convert into a rental.

Finished basements can add value in some neighborhoods but they have to meet fire code restrictions regarding doors, windows and ceiling height.

Also units that have extra living space to convert to an additional bedroom would be ideal.

We will jack hammer up the floor from the window in the living room to the downstairs toilet and kitchen in the left apartment and branch off into the apartment next door.

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and then getting a standard mortgage after that vs. getting a construction loan to pay during the build and then convert. 

A month ago I added converted 1-bed and 2-bed listings to our platforms to help with weekdays.

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Was the property completely renovated or will it need new roof and windows and HVAC system in 3 years?

One of my buddies did something similar, bought a place with a walkout basement, and converted it into a separate rental unit.. now his tenants cover most of his mortgage.