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Joe Henry
  • Web Developer, Real Estate Investor
  • Jacksonville, FL
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Change layout of a chopped up house worth it?

Joe Henry
  • Web Developer, Real Estate Investor
  • Jacksonville, FL
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I'm evaluating a 1200 sq ft single story house on a slab. It's got 4 bedrooms crammed in, making the master bedroom no bigger than the others, and also only allowing ~ 6 x 6 master bathroom.

I'd like to make it a 3 bedroom, give each bedroom more room, the master would have a much bigger bathroom and maybe a walk-in closet. But this would require moving 1 or maybe 2 bathrooms, also maybe moving the kitchen a few feet over.

Assume the full rework costs 60k, vs just cosmetic work costing around 35k.

This is a buy and hold, so do you think it would be worth it in the long run to change the layout?

Does a layout change like this come with a significantly higher rent price in your market? It's a family neighborhood, B maybe B+ type area. 

Have you ever had trouble renting a place with a weird layout? What is your usual decision in situations like this? Rentability or rehab budget?

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Dan Pereda
  • Investor
  • Old Bridge, NJ
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Dan Pereda
  • Investor
  • Old Bridge, NJ
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If your holding(renting) it, then don't change it. I doubt in any market your going to get more rent for a 3/2 than a 4/2.  why invest the extra 30k?

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