Barring that having someone who will (do good) work cheap, on the things that are withing their skill level can accomplish the same thing.Even though I lived through the high inflation of the 60s, 70s and 80s I knew that CASH IS KING and paying interest in a sucker's game.

When working with kitchens I always look to see if a wall can be opened up to create a pass through or bar stool counter top.

& Katie Bar the DOOR, Here they come!

For example, the expensive mable counter tops in the kitchen and bath, the decortive water fountain in the front yard, the new wet bar in the living room, etc.

lolOne that comes to mind is a house we had where the owners just had to save every single piece of reading material they ever had, newspapers and magazines stacked to the ceiling and apparently they had serious OCD becuse I swear there was literally about 500 bars of soap in the bathroom, looks like they got about 10uses out of each then just kept it and the cabinets were filled with stacks and stacks of new bars!

For example, in MA they have a group called REBA (Real Estate Bar Association) as a Qualified Intermediary for 1031 exchanges this was a perfect choice for us to join as an affiliate.

Multiple dwellings on property including Villa, resident quarters, guest cottages, restaurant/bar, pool.

Guessing on Revenue from Condotels in the United StatesWould-be buyers of condo-hotel projects in the United States are largely left to guess at the revenue their units will generate because Federal security law bars real estate developers from passing on the projected hotel guest rate to condo-hotel buyers.

Barring those 2 situations, what is the value-added that we as investors can bring that he homeowner can't?

don't be confused, the money you figure for repairs and vacancies is not for getting a bunch of one dollar bills and going to your favorite "bar."