I feel like a GC would have been able to get me better deals with contractors while taking away the headache of not having to babysit contractors through this 1.5 year ordeal.

The house was made inhabitable. 

@Martin Manning To add onto what others have shared, in the most simplistic terms, apartment complex values are based on Net Operating Income, or NOI, and the cap rate.Price = NOI / Cap RateSo, if an apartment complex has an NOI of $100,000 and a market cap rate of 10%, the value is $1,000,000.Listing agents for complexes love to price based on a pro-forma, which is utter nonsense (unless you're in Austin, in which case apartment complexes apparently have floors made of gold).

If you have any questions concerning especially the funding of this project, feel free to reach out.

The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran into a series of issues, and have abandoned the place because of them.They are hoping the bank allows a short sale (asking for roughly $20,000 under what is owed)Here's what's made them so unhappy:Anytime they used the laundry it was dumping into a dry well, which would back up into the house forcing them to take their laundry to a laundromat instead!!

I live in a lower-income area, so I figure that the better tenants you will get with a safe house, the ongoing safety the tenants feel, and the lowered risk of a break-in (when occupied or vacant getting ready to lease), and reduced headaches/vacancy/potential damage are worth the marginal up-front cost of having it installed.

Quote from @Agatha Simmons: I’ve camped out on this forum and on Reddit and realize how many newbie mistakes I’ve made but hear me out.

Also keep in mind how your neighbors are going to feel, you most likely wouldn't be happy if this was moving next to you, your neighbors there are likely to feel the same way. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Air DNA seems to indicate a low rate but I feel like the 108 corridor is exceptionally vibrant on the weekends.