I vote to make the resident of your building happy and make the upgrade !

I just realized they don't care if there is a garage or not either

Two points to be aware of - 1) You can only do the Owner/Builder route on your own residence, 2) Helping for only one day will do you no good.

It is not under management and the lawn care is based on the lawn care company visiting twice a month and that will only be for about 2 more months until the grass has slowed way down as fall and winter approach.

@Hayden ClarkChoosing the right real estate strategy requires careful consideration of your financial goals, risk tolerance, and lifestyle preferences.

The purchase would be as a primary residence for my family, but I would likely rent it out after living in it 5 or so years.

I know this is an old thread that got revived, but I want to make sure that anyone reading this gets a view point from a local investor.Out of state investors must be very, very careful no matter where they are investing, but they also have to be very careful not to get ahead of themselves, especially as it relates to knowledge of an out of state market.  

Lol. be very careful.

As an overseas investor, I've been carefully evaluating different options and have narrowed down to a particular buy box that I'd like to share with you all for your insights and opinions.

You must have previous housing history and own a primary residence.