Been traveling all over southeast Asia for the past 8+ months, and still have a functioning real estate business in the states.

I tend to function from Concord up to Lincoln, which is somewhat slower than the hot areas like the seacoast.

I'm just wondering if the process functions any different on our end with our realtor since we are communicating/negotiating directly with the sellers on price (how involved does our Realtor get when they are selling it FSBO?)

I'm just wondering if the process functions any different on our end with our realtor since we are communicating/negotiating directly with the sellers on price?

I just want to open as much of that space up as possible after the removal of the furnace/heater and create the largest single room possible, or at the least combine the closet room and the furnace room into a finished room with a floor more comforting than the current bare concerete.

When you pay yourself back, you're that much further ahead...not sexy products, but very functional when structured correctly. 

Made the room look better and returned closet functionality back to the hallway.Removed walls to open up the living room, dining room and entry way.Added pantry to kitchen in order to add more functionality and make the room more square shaped. 

I just want to make sure this is the worst-case scenario, and that the main tenant on the lease is the one that will bear the largest risk and consequence in doing this as they are the only ones legally responsible.

In summary, you can't pay yourself $5000 a year if the average salary for that particular function is $50,000 a year. 

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in June Single-family home sales rose 1.8 percent year-over-year, with 8,518 units sold, the largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes declined from 50 to 48 days;Total property sales reached record levels, rising 1.7 percent, with 10,115 units sold – the first time that number has broken the 10-thousand mark;Total dollar volume increased 6.6 percent to slightly more than $3 billion;The single-family home median price rose 2.6 percent to $245,000, reaching an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 4.3 percent to a record high of $316,463;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.1-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales rose 4.9 percent, with the average price down 1.7 percent to $211,050 and the median price down 4.1 percent to $163,000;Leases of single-family homes climbed 4.7 percent with the average rent up 3.9 percent to $1,877;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 4.2 percent with the average rent up 6.7 percent to $1,662.