Max Guerrero
Zoning/ADU advice in Seattle
Hello all. After finally getting our new downstairs tenants in and getting a little breathing room I've started really looking into making the unit legal. I took a trip to the city zoning office today with questions o...
Ken Nyczaj
Splitting a SFH into two dwellings in Maryland
Hello everyone,
One of the houses I’ve had my eye on lately has the potential to be split into two separate dwellings. Currently, the house is a 4 bed 1.5 bath. And the back master bedroom was an addition built on at...
Mike Cossette
AirBnB & House Hack Duplex Construction project, Austin TX
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $800,000
Cash invested: $170,000
I Purchased a 3bd/2bth 1300sf bungalow in DT Austin. In 2018 I took out the...
Gary Ennis
Austin City Council May Soon Ban Most Short-Term Rentals
Despite the fact that the Austin City Council passed in 2012 what many around the country consider to be model legislation on STRs (which allows the city plenty of leeway to enforce code violations and address problem...
Josh Turansky
Convert Baltimore Row House to Multi-Family
I am looking for insights and experiences with turning a Baltimore City single family row home into a multi-unit property. This is our current 3 bdr residence in SE Baltimore and I could make more money converting it ...
Blake Palmer
Do I need a licensed contractor?
I'm getting into house flipping and rentals. I don't have much experience in construction, but my brother-in-law does construction for a living and he does quality work. However, he isn't a licensed contractor. Should...
Moises R Cosme
Massive Mistake That Could Have Killed My Deal..
356 Chestnut St. Gardner, MA
$60,000 acquisition price$125,000 renovation budget$340,000 estimated after renovation valueThis is a property we are holding; we expect a monthly mortgage payment of $2,100 versus mont...
Ty Randall
P & S Question about closing date, legal wording, timing, permit
Appreciate it if anyone could help with this question -If you were selling land with a set closing date determined and the contract had this clause:"Subject to simultaneous purchase of lot 1B at [address]."Subject to ...
Jonathan Baird
A project we GC'ed
Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment.
Purchase price: $269,000
Sale price: $620,000
This house has been professionally remodeled with some impressive updates. Boasting majestic ...
Ron S.
Issues renting out non-confirming units
I've been looking at some small multi-family properties lately, mainly two and three-flats. I found one property that's coded as a single family house but it has three distinct living areas (3/1, 2/1, 2/1) with three...