The market has been moving fast but typically see it ease a little during the Winter.

Im able to get discounts on these properties too but able to ease my seller to move forward and accommodate them without putting the stress on them of completing the repairs themselves. 

A lot about DCRA permitting processes relative to the ease in most of the Virginia jurisdictions, didn't forecast the length of time it would take to sell given the price point/neighborhood (not nearly as quickly as our $400K home last year), definitely something we'll consider before another project of this scale, lastly, we learned a ton about the DC Downpayment Assistance Program and time/bureaucracy involved.

Thank you Andy and Andrew...helpful, but doesn't really put me at ease. 

It will probably cost me a fair amount of $ but the hope is that I'll have less tenant tension from top/bottom units.As for electrical there is a sub panel that attaches to the basement unit... might be able to do something with that.I am open to other ideas on how to deal with the heating/cooling if possible and any other helpful tips on a top/bottom rental.If the heating/cooling, water, electrical aren't separated out, then I would have to have a built in price factored into the rent instead of the tenants paying the utils themselves yes?

Can even purchase first as an AirBnb and ease into it.

I still advise every client that we are selling the house twice...1st to the buyer, and then and maybe even more importantly the appraiser.....I want to take my chances that ease of showing, ease of access, ease of doing the appraisal, providing the comps I want them to use, and doing everything I can to make their job easy in a difficult world. 

These efforts are all in place to slow inflation by reducing quantitative easing. 

I believe that it is a great way to sort of ease into the industry and get my feet wet in a way that is more controlled and manageable. 

@An Nguyen I'll second Ben and Trevor above here . . . you'll eventually be able to do this with ease, and in the meantime you MIGHT be able to do this by simply occupying it for 14 days . . . so, how about a spring vacation to OKC?!?