But city governments, schools, public libraries and first responders could face major budget shortfalls."

@Sathya Priya SampathkumarMassachusetts offers various neighborhoods and states suitable for budget and cash flow goals.

Either an in house maintenance person with HVAC certification or you have to hire out subs for the various jobs.You can always contact PM companies and ask them what they budget per unit for maintenanceGino

To give some context, my budget is around $300K, so any recommendations within that range would be especially helpful.Looking forward to your advice and suggestions!

The classic renovation headaches, setbacks, budget, and furnishing which all just took way longer than we had hoped.

I have been looking in Blueridge too, but it’s impossible to find any waterfront properties in our budget.

I'm looking for distressed properties in need of rehab, with a budget of around $250,000 for a loan, along with my own cash to invest in renovations over the next year.

If the property type you want is out of your budget, talk to your lender on what you can do to get there!

Thanks for the detailed response, I wouldn't even think that things like soil could affect a budget by $10K. 

What I also recommend is also factoring in soft expenses that you are budgeting for but have not yet spent.