She buys places that need some light repair, as she has a local guy she works with.

Any environmental issues must be contended with, zoning or land use violations will come to light when a property goes under contract and may kill any sales or drastically reduce the property’s market value.

Two of the three units have been vacant for almost 10 years (now they are all vacant) and there are years of deferred maintenance (original windows, lighting, wiring etc.).

Low capital investment, simple conversion to "add" 4th bedroom, multi-family zoned lot, 150ft to light rail transit, across street from open space How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Added new kitchen and bath, glass garage door to let light in, sealed cement floors, landscaping cleanup.

Hello folks in the BP Davis community.I have a SFR that was our prior residence in Davis CA that has been rented out for 8 yrs and now we plan on selling after lease runs out this June.We need a good design build firm or contractor we can work with to run the project as we live out of state (Vancouver WA) and spruce it up with light rehab as much of the house is untouched since built in 2003.We are definitely NOT doing crazy expensive upgrades but will do a moderate upgrade so that we can max the value add/ROI that's worthy of the  good neighborhood this house sits in (Wildhorse). esp as we transition from current renters to selling to end user (eg likely family).Does anyone have good trusted contractor or design build firm they can vouch for that does well executed remodels on time, on budget?

I've tried the usual approaches, including "pay for the place you live before you pay to light the place you live" with no success. 

Things such as;keeping hand sanitizer stocked in multiple locations in the unitSanitizing common touch points such as door knobs, light switches, shower knobs, etc.Keeping hand soap stocked at sink locations....And there are many more hereI think if you're proactive in things like these, when other owners may not be, it will make you're listing look all that much better.All the best!!

I just used a realtor for placement then collected the rent.. and had a good handy man.. of course like I said these homes I bought brand new so not much went wrong and easy to rent.Now if you go into the older areas of Jackson or Hinds county you for sure want to be very picky on where you buy.

If the tenant calls in to have an apartment light on a 15 ft vaulted ceiling would they charge you $245 to change the bulb?