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Can this property layout be optimized for Maximizing rooms?
Hey BP! I'm about to acquire a new SFH rental (single-story rancher) and it has an tricky layout due to an addition that wasn't thoughtfully planned out. I would appreciate your feedback on your thoughts for how to deal with this while keeping reno costs low. After all, this is a foreclosure and I have plenty of rehab tasks to the tune of 20-35k. I'm in the contractor bid phase so there is room for revision. Assuming you are not allowed to add/remove any walls and only remove doors, which ones would you remove? My thoughts are the max I could offer are 4 legal bedrooms and a "den"(labeled bedroom 4, no window in room, but has closet). The new addition is made up of the top three rooms. Before you respond, I acknowledge "bedroom 4" is not legal and not going to count toward the total advertised rooms. It still a usable living space if the tenant wishes to use it other than a den.
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May cost too much, but I would certainly turn Bedroom 4 into a large bath or even two - 1 for each hall. And I would cut back the pantry so that there was a real opening into the family room from the kitchen.... regardless of resale, I think it would rent better with a more open flow.