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Jason Carter Knob and tube wiring?
8 March 2016 | 23 replies

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...

Charlie Anne Best way to permit attached dwelling unit? Savannah, GA
26 December 2020 | 0 replies

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...

Charlie Tillett Shared Yard - Turn into split yard
7 June 2021 | 5 replies

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...

Leonid Sapronov Accessory dwelling unit in Montgomery County
26 June 2020 | 1 reply

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...

Michael Johnson Has anyone ever considered taking down the divider in duplexes?
10 January 2017 | 1 reply

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 ...

Aditya Soma Side by side Duplex OR lavel1/level2 Duplex
10 November 2022 | 11 replies

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...

Daniel Burant Short Term Capital Gains
28 May 2022 | 2 replies

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...

Tyler Z. Duplex has unused basement, any ideas on how to utilize it?
13 May 2021 | 10 replies

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...

James Phillips Turning a SFH into a duplex - newbie here
17 January 2018 | 1 reply

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...

Account Closed Need advice on separating utilities for a new rental property
4 January 2021 | 27 replies

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...