I saw you mention Chicago above which is the area we renovate and invest! 

Yesterday he mentioned that he knows someone who can draw up a contract.

To me as mentioned path of progress cant go wrong.. unless the city dies. the other land to buy would be timber land in the North west.

You don't even want to touch a door or cabinet handle, not to mention corners of the house or bathroom floor.

You can also use contingencies as previously mentioned.

Like I mentioned it is a flip and is currently sitting vacant on the market waiting to be sold.

There’s no shortcut.Hire the highest quality photographer you can, and make sure they capture the “money” shots showing what is most appealing to your target guest demographic.You mentioned that you are not looking for advice on pricing, but the questions were about pricing.

Pick a market, go onto Zillow Agent finder, look for reviews that mention something about investments, call the person to make sure they invest themselves and go from there.

You only mention refinancing which is not only done to lower rate, but also can be used to take advantage of runup in housing prices to allocate to other investments that might generate a higher return. and of course selling the property within that pay back period.

I called USPS and they mentioned that you would need to go to the local post master at the post office to make a request.