Knob and tube wiring

[Ashley Martin]

Hey everyone, rookie here.

I’m working on finding my first double I can house hack and add some value to with my boyfriend. I found one that was built in 1912 that has knob and tube wiring and some exposed updated wiring. We haven’t put it under contract and had and inspection yet but the electrical seems to be the biggest issue. I was looking for some people’s experience with updating electrical in their rentals and maybe some ideas on the cost. And information would be greatly appreciated!

[Joe Splitrock]

Originally posted by @Eric James:

Recently had an electrician give me a typical cost of $4000-5000 to completely rewire a house. This is in TX. I recently did one myself in 2-3 days with a few hundred in materials.

 It is worth checking local code. It sounds fine in TX, but in my city you can only rewire your personal residence without an electrical license. Investment property here requires an licensed electrical contractor for any electrical work - even for the owner to do. I am guessing it varies around the country.