Carolina Restorations came out and cleaned it up for us (Great company by the way).

I still believe that real estate is the best investment and am trying to restore my holdings.

This is what HUD says in answer to some questions you may have  but I am not sure if it is the latest and greatest.http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/reasonable_modifications_mar08.pdfIn general the tenants  are not required to restore exterior modifications back to the original state.

I am a frugal do it all that buys material and stuff from the Habitat re-store and saves it!

Anything in real estate so much depends on the location, the type assets, surrounding amenities and what you expect it to do for you.I use Lockstate remote WiFi locks because they are currently the best and solve all the problems a modern smart-lock needs to accomplish: getting the right people through the door at the right times without me having to be there.I run and experiment with various Airbnb solutions:Manage villas for clients in TuscanyHost a turn of the century restored 6 room apartment in a quaint German city near the beach.Manage varying types of other apartments, condos, and houses in various locations in the USA and Europe.Keep in mind when dreaming of the "big bucks", it takes time to:Set up and maintain your Airbnb and various other accounts.Set up each new listing.Communicate with nice and not so nice guests.Factor in vacancies and damages.Outsource and manage cleaning and fixing team.Your dwelling needs to make at least the same income compared to the long-term rental if you're only looking to grow equity.

Just to add a note for anyone else reading along, you can massage your Fico scores higher by reporting 1% utilization on one credit card rather than having them all at 0.

Fire restoration companies use them to get the fire smell out of rehabbed units.

CapEx is to maintain or restore the original quality and nature of the property.What you are talking about is Capital Improvements - so assuming that your property has no deferred maintenance or life/safety issues, then the best way to determine what improvements to make is to go visit and tour the property that has the highest rent in your market and compare that to your.

There are lots of estimates out there: http://www.mnsmokefreehousing.org/documents/Restor...If it motivates you at all- 20% of lung cancer diagnosis are to non-smokers who are exposed to second hand smoke at home or at work.

It has a brand new metal roof, and the hardwood floors are good enough to restore.