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Found a duplex in Grand Rapids I like but it has knob and tube. It's functioning but how concerned should I be?
I've seen people say walk away whenever you encounter it and others who say it's not that big of a deal...
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There’s a large 5 bedroom home I’m interested in buying in Savannah. I want to turn the upstairs into it’s own unit to rent on AirBnB. Since it will be owner occupied I would be able to legally have a STR.
The upstai...
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Hello, I am a first time homebuyer looking to house hack. I found a duplex with a shared backyard and a deck directly in the middle of the yard with both backdoors exiting onto the deck.I have a dog, and would like to...
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Hi all,Read through all the MoCo zoning ordinance documents, but still have a few questions:1. What's the difference between an attached accessory dwelling unit and any other space of a single-residence house? My unde...
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What if you rent out both sides and get some equity (just cause). Then tear down the wall separating the two units keeping load bearing in place. Put a huge area rug and a projector on the huge wall in the new "great ...
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Hello EveryoneI hope everyone is doing great.Yesterday I was taking to a seller(Also REI with 40+ experience) in Windsor Ontario, he suggested me not to buy Duplex with 1 unit on top of other unit, he said always SIDE...
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Hello BP Community. I’m kind of in a weird scenario here and I’m looking for a little direction.
Six months ago my wife kids and I moved out of our owner occupied duplex and purchased our second property single fa...
I have a duplex that had two common staircases that have access from two different doors (they have a shared laundry room). How can I utilize this basement as it current is empty and unused.Some thoughts I had was div...
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I found a property! Needs to be brought up to code, but its advertised as a SFH when it was clearly a duplex. I'd like to buy it, turn it into a duplex, rent it out and sell it or (if the tenants are great) keep it a...
I just purchased a two unit rental and have been told by other landlords that it’s best to have all the utilities separate so each tenant pays their own, which I agree with. The way this property is set up is there i...