In fact, I often use it as an example of the importance of building a solid foundation, because the truth is, most of the work done before a building is coming out of the ground is the really important stuff, the rest is window dressing.

How are they dressed? 

Me and my team closed today on Halloween and our seller came dressed up!

Lastly meet the managers in person and see how they dress, act and make you feel.

In the words of Salvatore Buscemi, I have a date to the Prom and now I need a prom dress.

The tailoring can be key, since a poorly tailored/poorly fitting suit can make you look like a kid playing dress-up. :) Wear your hair in a style that makes you looks like an investment banker who's in his late 40s...not in a style that's currently "on point" for a guy your age.

I wasn’t dressed for that, so guess who didn’t see the back of the house!

Off market 8 unit brick apartment building in Cleveland built in 1920, Manhattan Beach areaPurchase price - $145000Rehab costs - $30000 (cosmetic consisting of windows/paint/flooring/trim/carpentry)(6) 1-1 units under market, currently at $475/mo, raising to $550/mo after rehab (2) 2-1 units at $600/mo, raising to $625/mo after rehabElectrical, roof, foundation, water heaters, furnaces solidRent Roll $54600Property management 8% $4370Vacancy est 10% $5460Maintenance est 14% $7644Taxes $4200Insurance $1900Water $4000Trash/lawn/snow $1200NOI $25826, or 14.4% ROI at low end $269 NOI per door per monthThese are high ball estimates, the building is older, 1920, but it is solid, just needs a new dress for these solid bones.

We completely remodeled the kitchen last year and the yard this summer; the biggest thing holding it back from demanding $2500-3000/month would be the doors and trim to dress it all up.One fear I have is that if we pull out a $40k unsecured, personal loan out to finish the basement, what does that do for our future rental property purchases?

Look for unkempt yards, windows with no dressings (curtains, blinds, etc.), houses you can see daylight thru, overstuffed mailboxes, newspapers, etc. collecting in the driveway or on the stoop, ...