You will probably win when she doesn't show up, and while you will have a hard time getting the proceeds of the judgement, you can mess up a credit score pretty well with an unclaimed judgement.

I'm a contractor based in Maryland and DC, so the renovation aspect is well within my expertise, having done numerous projects for other developers and general contractors.However, I'm facing a challenge when it comes to choosing the interior design elements, such as bathroom tiles, colors, sizes, fixtures, etc.

Dressers with a nice clean look that have deep drawers and smooth rollers are well over $1K and often close to $2K.

When scouting for properties, explore areas on the west side as well as some parts of the east for potential opportunities.

As well as limit you potential top end profit.

Quote from @Jeremy Holden: STR's are alive and well down in Metro Phoenix, Arizona . 

The migrant farm worker program works fairly well.

Quote from @Ronit Lodd: Hi everyone,Curious to know if anyone with 10+ listings recommends a property management software that will keep up with scale, as well as could work well with Direct Bookings?

The good thing about this is you can do a parent listing offering the whole place, as well as 2 other listings for each unit. 

Having a lease in place will help you as well - some lenders won't refi a vacant property.For your refi, you're usually looking at 75-80% max LTV with a debt service loan.