Sometimes it’s the smartest move to gain liquidity and to secure your position with your remaining properties.

Beyond that, you need to become an expert on labor and material rates in your area or get connected with someone else that is. 

Building out my portfolio with strategic, secure passively cash-flowing assets to continue to build leveraged equity.

As mentioned, I would definitely seek out the advice of experts in those specific markets depending on where you decide to go. 

Knocking off $4k for that additional bathroom let's say it's $170k ARV, looking at this for a flip and using the 75% formula and a $120k buy price that only leaves $7500 for a reno budget - I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure it'll take more than that! 

More broadly, would be great to connect with local experts on this forum. 

@Val BerechetI’m no expert, but I would just be aware that other countries have different laws, and that investing in the US it’s pretty clear what you are getting yourself into, but it may not be so clear in other countries as a foreign investor.

I’m curious, what’s been the biggest hurdle for you when it comes to securing funding for your real estate projects?

Well there's a reason they screen their borrowers, secure their loans with a first position trust deed/mortgage and charge a small fortune to make such a loan.

You may or may not wish to fix it since its likely too late to charge the last tenant's security deposit for it and also that it sounds so minor that people didn't even notice it right away.