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Karson Wilson Value Add Salt Lake City Utah
5 November 2020 | 8 replies

Closing on a single family residence in Salt Lake City next week and this will be my first property. We plan to live in the house for 2 or 3 years and then renting it out. To make sure that I hit the 20% mark (to avoi...

Johnny L. FHA House Hack, Is It Possible?
19 May 2016 | 15 replies

Hello Everyone!Hope everyone is doing well and fulfilling their real estate dreams. I had a question for everyone. I was wondering if with an FHA loan i can buy a home and live in the cottage on the property (in the b...

Vladimir K. Do you buy out of your State or in your back yard?
1 June 2005 | 1 reply

Now, I’m always told that RE investing works anywhere. And to some degree, that’s true. However, what is not mentioned that not ALL types of investing work anywhere.

For example, someone who wants to invest ‘SUBJEC...

Kate Hayes Single Family Home with a mother-in-law suite in the backyard
4 February 2020 | 2 replies

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Lake Worth.

Purchase price: $220,000

Cash invested: $30,000

Single family home with a mother in law suite in the back. The...

DAn L. Tiny Houses in Backyard is THE Solution- can't believe I'm the on
3 May 2020 | 13 replies

The Fair housing Act is a federal law that gives you everything that you need to stay profitable in your rentals, make affordable housing, and give people a leg-up who need it most.  And you can put it in the face of ...

Aimee Lawrence Does building a granny flat in backyard for a rental make sense?
9 August 2020 | 7 replies

We live in Fort Collins, CO and affordable housing is hard to find. We have a .34 acre lot and the way it's situated we could have a 500-800 square foot granny flat out back for a rental. We would still have our own y...

Andre Oakley Should I used equity to build a rental unit in my backyard?
2 March 2019 | 5 replies

I have 60k in equity in my house. Im thinking of building a 2 bedroom 1000sq foot guest house and renting it out. Is this a good idea?

Kim Stofan Would you buy a property with one of THESE in the backyard??
4 December 2018 | 8 replies

We are looking at this property as a potential live-in flip.  The property itself is near Roseville, CA.  The owner is an absentee landlord who just wants the property gone.  She's very motivated to get rid of it.  Th...

Joshua Dombal My tenant wants me to put in artificial turf in the backyard
8 August 2022 | 24 replies

My house was just built in Phoenix AZ, the yard is currently dirt.
My tenant is wanting me to put in a patch of artificial turf so her kids can play and what not.
I know of other landlords in AZ who will put rock ba...

Beshoy Awad Basement into a Bedroom & A backyard into a parking space- NJ
11 November 2019 | 1 reply

Good morning BP community!
I am in the process of closing on my first house hack in New Brunswick, NJ. As I learned from all the podcasts, I am trying to find ways I can increase the value of the property.
The firs...