This can often be done remotely, giving you flexibility.Home Staging: If you've got a flair for interior design, consider home staging.

I designed a 1300 sq ft 3bed 2bath with no garage to keep costs down and still receive maximum rent.

I find that interior designers make the best "contractors" versus a full blown builder.They value engineer better with paint and flooring, and perhaps some cabinets.

They assert the presence of an "exclusive platform of top-notch local vendors that collaborate with their designers."

I'm sure that it provides for the lease of the unit and designates the common areas as such - common.2. 

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

But try to twist and manipulate them, lol, well that's exactly what HOA's are designed to defend against. 

We spend a lot of time on the reference calls, probing the landlords with a lot of questions designed to get them to open up about the prospective tenants (and their friends and relatives).  

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

this is somewhat true. depending on the size of the "skeleton". what we found from being in renovations for 8 years and new construction for the last 5 years nationally is that what actually makes the money is design, entitlement, land acquisition, etc. you can pull every lever in new construction. it's more active and you have all the control. if you don't make money it's your own fault. talk to any lender who looks at deals they would agree. banks prefer ground up at the regional level who see deals than existing renovations.