We are upgrading all the counters to granite, painting cabinets, carpet to LVP, hardware from a basic brass to a matte black with copper finish, putting in ceiling fans etc.

But you can invest in a 506(b) along with other IRA investors that may lack the knowledge to perform adequate due diligence.To me, this is starting to look like black market investing for your retirement. 

Try Black Diamond RE Group on FB - they are the best resource for local contractors. 

A lot of water damage to the entire subfloor, the bathtub was tiled, but not sealed properly and black mold was around almost all of the grout.

Black Mountain is another area we love (though more expensive) and Swannanoa is another town we are interested in.

I took advantage of Black Friday sales and some shopping around and adding a dryer and washer with installation for about $1K - I want to differentiate myself and get a tenant as soon as possible after closing (which is on 12/3).  

Older black man came up to me asking for money on the sidewalk, I told him no, suddenly my corner window ended up broken.

I had a tenant offer this is they had a black, but had cash from sale of property.

Here is a graph from the Fed:The horizontal black line is zero percent change in prices. 

ATOM, Corelogic's RealAVM; ClearAVM; VEROSvalue; Black knight are some examples.