Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

I was merely questioning how you've been able to go from a newbie to rather experienced in such a short period of time.

It is not created by your mere presence.

These "investors" are merely trying to push your contract to a new buyer and profit 1,000s. 

(not legal advice, merely an observation based on experience).

I'm thinking of keeping them in place until after Christmas for the mere fact that even if I do move them out and rehab, it will be difficult to place tenants in mid to late December. 

I can't imagine anyone ever renting a place with merely a half bath - unless there's a communal shower.In regards to your original question, the kitchen is fine.

One apartment purchased by this group has returned 46% to investors in just a mere 16 months and that property was in Houston of all places supposed to be suffering from an oil slump economy.I just got done raising $2m on a deal in Dallas and got through the holidays, Trump election just fine.  

They will merely look at you as someone trying to waste their time and tie up the property.If you are not using an agent, you really need to consider getting one, because you likely wasted like $500 on inspections for no reason. 

In that sense, CoCR merely reflects whether the trade will have a positive or negative carry in the meantime.Finally, and with apologies to Buffett, it is better to buy a wonderful property at a fair price than a fair property at a wonderful price.