Up until this point, I have mostly used handyman type contractors to do work at my current investment property and my primary residence to do work like painting, fence replacement, flooring, etc.

We did a SFH with plaster walls.We tore everything out then shellaced the walls & Floors b4 we put down carpet.

I need to find out the average costs associated with this type of business..As I said I am just kicking around this idea and wanted to get additional input and feedback from anyone who may or may not have experience in this type of venture.Commercial RE is not my Forte and the thought of trying to find a commercial tenant every 5 or so years is not that appealing to me so I Thought if I can turn the space into my own business that kind for the most part run itself it would be a win win situation.I welcome thoughts and or things I may have overlooked.p.s. this business venture assumes the area is good and there is not another similar business nearby.

I can't comment on your choice of product but here are my experiences.I just finished doing a 16mm engineered flooring install on our SFH rehab.I paid $2.50 sq ft & we installed the 1100 sq ft ourselves.I found it a lot more difficult & frustrating than the solid hardwood install I previously did.

Make the move....trust me when your daughters become teenagers they will need their own space.

The garage (possible apartment) would also have parking on the street in front of the empty portion of the double lot in front of it, as well as a space behind it.

Is it the types of tenants they attract, or a deeper social influence that the parks themselves create that apartments and other "tight living spaces" do not?

I like Craigslist to do market analysis because its really the only ad space that is used for rentals.

You may also need to install remedial beams across the piers to support the floor slab that was designed to be supported on grade but will now be suspended in the air as the soil settles under self weight but the building does not.

It is 300 to 400 a month but it lets you know when tenants leases are coming up to expire or who is looking for space etc.