If everything goes according to my plan, I anticipate that 2019 will be the year for my first investment property.  

I think you will be better off just adding on the ramp whatever you anticipate the bill to be.

I started a Partnership with some friends and relatives who mainly are Stock Market Investors.The purpose of the Partnership, in this case an LLC, was to purchase a $1.5 Million 3 Family in Brooklyn, All Cash.3 months ago I told everyone to pull out their cash in the Stock Market.They completed their stock sales a few weeks ahead of the Market falling off the cliff.I then closed on the 3 Family at a very good Price, collected a $40k buyer's commission as I am also the Buyer Broker, and just finished renting the 3 Units, signing the last apt lease in a few days, getting approximately $6k per month in Cash Flow for the 1st year.Not only that, I am securing an Investment HELOC at a 50% LTV, so roughly $750k, which I can use to investing in the Stock Market.I had already anticipated the fall of the Market as the inevitable Corporate Tax breaks had to wear off eventually.There just isn't enough consumers that benefited, in my opinion, therefore Corporate Revenues cannot increase and profits has to either stabilize as the max Corporate Tax breaks levels off.Really, only one way to go.I am anticipating the decline to last for a while.As an Trader, however, I will eventually buy long term growth stocks but also hedge it with PUTs in case I get in a bit too early.My friends and relatives are ecstatic as they probably saved a decline in their net worth by as much as a $1 Million.BTW, there is an old saying, "It is easier to make the 1st Million than it is to keep the 1st Million."

There are companies that provide opinions as to the deficit or surplus in a condos reserve account, and also will forecast any anticipated assessments or increase in fees.

Anticipate what that move might be.

The age of the building, anticipated trajectory of rent in the neighborhood, and scope of the rehab would give us a better chance of offering sound advice.

@Noah Levenson seems to me that a lot of people are timid these days as they anticipate market turmoil lurking around the corner. 

Having only 1 bathroom in the home made it sit on the market a little longer than we had anticipated and it was a huge lesson learned moving forward.

I anticipate this property to appreciate nicely over the next 5 years as the city has a"Master Plan" which is dumping a ton of money into the area. 

The demand for housing is expected to explode in the next few years, as the school anticipates 1,000 more students each year for the next 5-10 years.