I have budgeted 10% for CapEx and 0% for R&M, being that this house was completely renovated with all new appliances, deck, roofing, paint, etc.

Latest one here was extinguished in a potted plant on the back deck.

We incorporated stylish designer finishes and fun elements like a flip-out serve window from the kitchen to the deck.

She had to replace carpet, a door and some flooring but when she did her initial inspection she failed to pick up a rug on the kitchen floor to check for damages and failed to clear off the deck to check for damages, She just went back and checked the property a little more thoroughly after I had already paid everything on the itemized list in November saying that I have additional damage to replace.

What do you say when a pic of  an Apt pops up on a slide deck?

I like to use a Sonicrafter vibrating tool to make precision cuts in drywall (my favorite tool - tool is cheap, blades are expensive). 

After Repair Value: $200,000Closing Costs at time of purchase: $3,717Monthly Holding Costs: $1,622Interest Payments: $905Property Taxes: $537Electricity: $50Water: $30Insurance $100Number of months holding costs: 9Total carrying costs: $16,693Repairs $84,272 + 10% Contingency = $92,700 TASK UNIT Materials Needed Line Item Cost Asphalt Shingles Per Square 30 $6,600.00 Build Deck Per SF 150 $2,700.00 Large Concrete Jobs Per SF 1000 $5,000.00 Install Sod Per SF 2000 $4,700.00 Roll-Off Dumpster Dumpster 4 $1,400.00 Full Demo Per SF 1000 $400.00 Service Call Per Hour 16 $1,360.00 Natural Gas Hot Water Heater - 50 Gallon Per House 1 $710.00 Replace All Supply Lines Per Fixture 4 $800.00 Install/Replace Tub Per Tub 3 $1,050.00 Build Tile Shower Per SF 225 $4,387.50 Kitchen Sink Per Sink 1 $120.00 Bathroom Sink Per Sink 3 $210.00 Kitchen Faucet Per Sink 1 $90.00 Bathroom Faucet Per Sink 3 $210.00 Trim Kit Only Per Tub 3 $390.00 Install/Replace Toilet Per Toilet 3 $510.00 Replace Washer Box Per Box 1 $175.00 Rewire House Per Fixture 100 $10,000.00 Replace Furnace Per Unit 1 $1,800.00 Compressor + Coil Per Unit 1 $2,750.00 Frame Walls Per LF 30 $360.00 Wall Board Per SF 500 $580.00 Non-Wall Board Per SF 500 $630.00 Exterior Door Per Door 1 $800.00 Interior Door Per Door 6 $1,020.00 Replace Window Per Window 20 $5,400.00 Repaint Per Floor SF 1000 $2,250.00 Paint New Sheetrock Per Floor SF 600 $1,560.00 Install Kitchen Cabinets Per linear inch 324 $5,670.00 36" Vanity Per Vanity 3 $690.00 Granite Countertops Per SF 50 $4,600.00 Install Solid Wood (Site-Finished) Per SF 1000 $6,000.00 Install Tile Per SF 700 $3,850.00 Permits Per House 1 $200.00 Refrigerator Per Appliance 1 $1,500.00 Range Per Appliance 1 $1,200.00 Dishwasher Per Appliance 1 $550.00 Microwave Per Appliance 1 $300.00 Washer/Dryer Set Per Set 1 $1,500.00 House Cleaning Per House 1 $250.00 Commission to Realtor at time of Sale 7% - $14,000Interest to Private Lender: $933Offer Price: $37,000Potential Profit: $38,375 --> Some factors about this one…it's on a busy road and there aren't a lot of similar style houses to use as comps, the house does sit on a larger sized lot for the area though.

A good stone craftsman has special skills.That said, I can buy pre-fab slabs and have my fixer guys cut them with a skil saw with a diamond blade and have good looking counters, depending on how the ktichen/bath is laid out.

First cut the posts close to flush on the deck.

If you can't stack the deck in your favor in this way, you're not ready to play the game yet.