Lesson Learned: The city's Building & Code Department can be an ally and an assetChallenges: Showing the very talented members of my team how technology can be leveraged to improve and enhance efficiency Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

They are also the things I massage to make the deal work. 

Shoot me a massage I can run you though the top players and what to watch out for.

I figured if I go ahead and do the leg work now and put together a quick reference list of cost effective items that will enhance the quality of my rental, it will save me time and money later when needing to do the actual renovations/updates.I'm tracking that markets/locations can vary with styles as well as people's personal preferences etc.Does anyone have a list that they wouldn't mind sharing of what particular items have been your go to when updating your units?

@Andrew Wiseman As you see with @Jaysen Medhurst examples, the 3 "basic terms" you can massage to make a deal work is 1.DP amount, 2.

Small town, nothing within 8 miles, only shopping center in the town, Street level there is a nail salon on a 5 yr (uses 2 unit spaces), hair salon on a 3 yr, sushi restaurant 5 yr (uses 2 units), real estate office on a 1 year (been there 15 years) massage parlor 1 yr.

All FIBI meetings support a NO SELLING policy, allowing investors--whether seasoned or beginner--to be free about sharing their real estate passions without sales pitches.Each Pasadena Real Estate FIBI meeting includes organized networking intended to identify areas of interest and possible opportunity, industry experts presenting information and experience on a variety of relevant real estate topics, and open networking sessions to enhance the value of coming together to learn.

There are synergistic enhancements to a workflow that can only be performed when a group is working together in an office.

Sometimes it takes massaging the numbers to find the point where the strategy works (if it works at all).  

I want someone who is interested in developing themselves as well as the property and I want to provide all the tools necessary to enhance the ability of the steward to start their own business.