Very successful people are keenly aware of what they naturally excel at and what features and traits are natural weaknesses.

If you use the search feature you will see so many threads on this subject already.

Tagging feature doesn't seem to be working tho.

Ian, this is the perfect question to use the search feature here on BP.

I love old houses, and keeping as much of the features as you can.

It has some great features depending on the jurisdiction your in.

I just think of it as a feature which someone looking at duplexes might expect.Someone I know says go with a new carpet in an upper (help buffer noise), and that a tenant is more likely to prefer carpet for their living room anyways.Not sure which way to go, please weigh in.

Should you choose to paint the brick, I think you may need to add a feature such as a mantle to compensate for the loss of texture/character.

I have not done one but I was looking at this for a primary so my understanding is you still want to try to keep the rehab portion under $30K or maybe $35K to have it "Streamlined".

Found out about bigger pockets thru an REI meeting that featured Will Barnard.