If you get a quote significantly below the numbers above you need to ensure that the contractor will actually execute the work and perform it to the required standard. 

I don't know about your idea of maths but to me that says Midwest performs at 2X of CA. 

For another business I run I do post daily accountability in a FB/mentorship group and that does help me stay on track.

I forget; it was payment processing related) that required me to have a website for the business.

An annual business tax as a hotel of $50 and collection and remittance of transient occupancy tax of 12% from renters is required of all short-term vacation rental operators.

Once you hit a certain number of loans (check with your state dept of banking and finance or dept of business regulation), they might require you to have a license.

Although I’ve been investing in real estate, both directly and indirectly for 45+ years, I still get a “queasy” feeling when an investment does not perform as expected.My “aha” moment occurs when we reach the point when, despite the investment problems, we’re able to still show a good/substantial profit at the end of our holding period.  

These policies have been to the detriment of small businesses, the self employed and to large extent  true GDP producers.

It’s a tax office, so I suspect they might be waiting to see how their business performs and the impact of technology before deciding.Thanks in advance for any advice or insights you can offer!

Be sure you are comfortable with the math and know exactly how much you should be getting depending on how the property performs at different levels.