Hi @Nature B. 

Is it reasonable to expect tenants to take care of things (ie. not putting wet dishes and other things away in the cabinets..not banging the edges of cabinets when they put things away…not dripping water on outsides of cabinets leaving it… and things of that nature)?

Towel bar, toilet paper holder, ect) Electrical outlets plumbing Lighting Celling fan/ventFloors General outside of kitchen/bathroom Floors $3,500.00 Molding/trim (millwork cost included in section 12) Baseboards Electrical $7,800.00 Electrical panel Electrical outlets(grounding, circuit breakers) Electrical outlets placement Light fixtures / or celling fans Light switches Wiring Replace Light switches as needed Replace wiring as needed Plumbing (tentative) Old Galvanized pipes (outside of kitchen & Bath) – cooper Main water supply in take Sewer line8.

The Quartz counters in the bathroom and kitchen got installed today.Major Structural: -100% New Electrical (Wiring, Faceplates, Switches, Fans, Exterior Panel, LADWP feeds, etc) -100% New Copper Plumbing -New Sewer Drainage pipe to LADWP -Brand New Roof (1st layer, House&Garage) -Brand New Gas Water Heater (and moved from kitchen to outside of house) -All brand new windows -Brand New Doors -New Wood laminate floors throughout entire home -New lawn sprinkler system -Custom landscaping with new sod, colored stone, colored mulch, & plants/trees -New wood fence-Crown Moulding Install-All new baseboard installedEntertainment/Convenience Features: -New pantry -Laundry hookups in garage-LED Lighting & Bulbs Throughout -Whole Home Ethernet (Network) Pre-Wired -Living Room Sound System Pre-Installed (4x 6” Spkrs, 1x 8” Center Spkr, Subwoofer Hookup) -Living room HDMI pre-wired for wall-mount TV -6x Recessed Lights in Living Room -Each bedroom has 4x power outlets minimum -Firepit in backyard -Elevated concrete slab section for BBQKitchen: -Custom tile floor w/ pattern -Cappuccino Wood cabinets -Quartz Stone Slab Counters -Spice Racks -Trash storage drawer -Enclosed Surround for up to 36” Fridge -Recessed light over sink -Dishwasher hookupBathroom: -6ft DUAL Master Vanity -Cappuccino Wood cabinets (matching kitchen) -Quartz Stone Slab Counters (matching kitchen) -6 Storage Drawers plus 2 main under sink storages -4.5ft mirror -Custom tile floor -Custom shower/bathtub tile surround -2 Recessed Nooks w/ Interior Colored Glass

I'm hoping as I get used to it I'll gain more confidence….but I do naturally gravitate toward investing that lets me hide behind my computer as much as possible..haha.

Get out of the tunnel and into the light . . . . you will see much more clearly.

I am converting from oil to natural gas which is going to help me save a few grand each winter.

, take out tile/replace with hardwood, countertop, open wall to living room (Just a window, not a wall demo as its load bearing), and new (or used) oven New interior doors Bath: Tile, vanity, countertop, toilet, reglaze tub Light fixtures, vents, plugs, switches Staging Potential updated electrical box (currently in good working condition) NEW LARGE window in living roomInvestment180K current20K rehab20K & closing costs realtor fees220K CostThere appears to be a possible 20K gain on my primary residence, this would free up approx. 30 – 50K cash to be used to jumpstart my real estate investing career.I have not gotten quotes on the repairs yet, this is what scares me.If repairs end up costing 40K, it could eliminate the entire gain and I would be better selling now to pull the cash out.Please provide any and all thoughts/advice you may have regarding starting my real estate career.Thank you in advance for your response!

I've never met women roomies where it ended well, frankly the younger they are the worse it is, you two may never see each other, you may need to light a fire under her if the nice route doesn't work in a timely manner.

The house meter is for consumption not specific to the individual units...such as exterior lights, power to the washer and dryer, sprinkler system, outside hosebib etc...If existing water lines are behind walls, under slab, it is going to be impossible.Also, if you separate electric but not water, and your water heater is electric, make sure you are not supplying hot water to unit B on a branch of a line powered by unit A's electric.