If that baseline average is an acceptable figure, then go a few notches up from there with your design and amenities and you should do well. 

Then if you are only looking for cosmetic flips then you limit your targets and increase competition because every wannabe HGTV, realtor, interior designer, contractor, handyman is looking for the same easy flip.Its doable but lots of strategy and organization, hustle. 

Look for the Certified Cost Segregation Professional (CCSP) designation, which indicates certification by the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals (ASCSP).

In contrast, STRs work this way intentionally, by design. 

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A well-designed and updated kitchen.

Those landlords had best take some time out to study the law.When a landlord implements standards which are designed to eliminate certain aspects of risk, such as minimum income levels and credit scores, and those standards are equally applied to all applicants it is not discrimination or illegal.

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Hi Rene,I have received four quotes so far:First Quote: $90,000 ($273/sq ft) or $100,000 ($303/sq ft) as mentioned in the initial posting.Second Quote: $92,000Third Quote: $158,290 (Including Interior Design)Fourth Quote: $140,000 - $150,000I plan to go with the first quote/contractor, as they've previously done renovations in the house, and I appreciate both their communication and work quality.

This will vary property by property and area by area, but in area not only do you have all the city/county level planning: access, traffic counts, density requirements, unit counts for school districts, sewer capacity, etc, but you also have neighborhood councils which will have additional level of say in final design, scale, unit counts, uses, etc.