The more rehabs you do the better understanding you will have of the market for contacting work and materials.Doing a rehab every so often prevents you from being sharp with your budget.For those with limited exposure, ask others in the industry and always run your numbers based on being overbudget and overtime. 

Hey @Connor O'Brien - There is a list that CHA releases each year that states the maximum rent they will pay in certain chicago areas based on bed and bath counts. 

I am only familiar with the contract in my state but items seller agrees to do based on inspection findings are their responsibility unless spelled out differently.  

Loan interest is deductible based on the use of the loan, not the asset securing the loan. 

Yeah, under any other circumstances, I'd suspect that, but I'm certain based on past communication that they are simply no longer responding.

Ownership and profit-sharing can be split based on contributions, with you possibly earning equity through sweat equity.

I  took over a mature company that had an investor base that I think average age had to be 65 to 70..

We also allow removal of a tenant from a lease as long as the tenant group is in good standing, and the remaining tenants qualify again based on their combined income. 

I new based on the sellers situation that if I offered cash, close in 10 days, that it would be an enticing offer.

But from what I've observed (and I'm sure you've seen too), only a few new investors, who are more analytical in nature, do this.One of the issues that I've seen again and again is new investors putting together a "spreadsheet" based on their limited understanding, that produces inaccurate or misleading numbers.