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Hi BPers! I need some assistance with locating contractors or firms that have experience with finishing basements. Here's the background information: I have a property in San Jose, CA that has a basement. The previous...
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Hi BP family, Please knock some sense on me if I am too ambitious about this plan. I am seeking your expert opinion regarding renting out ADUs and rooms in your SFH property.
About myself, I am new to real estate inv...
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In some estate in the West such as CA, WA, there are specific rules and overall, it is allowed to rent out a guesthouse (or ADU - Accessory Dwelling Units). Often, the ADU is converted from a garage and rented out as ...
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Hello awesome BP community! Need some more help. Currently, the house we reside in has a carriage house out back, that is a free-standing unit. All of the mail, both for the carriage house as well as our home, is deli...
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Hi BP Team! I've learned so much through this forum and really want to get my real estate journey started. I am considering a property listed at $800,000, which includes a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom main house (1100 sq/ft)...
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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...
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Hi all,I just had, what I think is a pleasant surprise, on a recent purchase in Park Circle area of North Charleston. Looking for feedback and help with an address question!The property was listed on MLS as one addres...
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Does anybody on here have experience renting something this small out? It would be a 15 X 17 and it would have everything in it (kitchen, bed, shower, toilet, etc) The area I live in brings a ton of seasonal workers f...
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I am hoping to find the best solution to this situation described below. Ultimately, I am looking to purchase/refinance with or without my siblin co-borrowing, then put an ADU on the home to rent out. My siblin is on ...
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So I'm looking into 2 options, one owner occupied, the other isn't. We are looking to buy our first investment property, and we do not have deep pockets, so this is ground level for us ;) I'm trying to make a stable f...