Hello everybody,I'm a software engineer with some extra time and money and I recently decided to get myself into the real estate world.

The last refinance I did on my owner occupied duplex involved an appraisal and the value was determined on the GRM not the comps which gave us a few thousand extra in the value.Good Luck!

Even adding value by making a half bath into a full bath, adding an extra bedroom, or knocking down a couple walls.

Jane just made a whopping $112,500 extra on the house she just sold.

I have done that once before with a subcontractor that gave me a super duper extra good price and only they were using the equipment and only for a couple of days-- but even then it made me nervous.

Thanks in advance.Are you willing to pay above market rent in order to justify the extra wear and tear on the owners home? 

I think the extra 1% is worth taking the cash if you are planning on expanding your rental portfolio.

So we see some really problems with coverage for things like a hot tub servicing (too dirty), extra cleaning, having a pet, extra guests... etc. 

You just can close on your new property until your old property closes.It may take extra earnest money or removal of certain contingencies. 

Even if it is $25/month, that is an extra $600 over 2 years.