For example, if costs to fix up a facade were greater than anticipated, or to upgrade wiring in the property, etc.

., an appliance with real stainless steel panels on the outside (a facade), but otherwise constructed out of cheaper materials, like plastic, on the inside.

and if your tenant causes damages to the exterior anywhere, the HOA will want you to pay to fix it (on your rental that isn't in an HOA, you can choose to leave things in the damaged state).I assume each unit in the condo will have it's own HVAC; when that dies, it's on the owner to fix it and not up to the HOA to pay for it.Special assessments sometimes pay for necessities needed for the use by the overall community (like say a roof or parking area), but sometimes they pay just to improve the facades of a certain "row" of units.

Thank you for calling me out on that and setting me straight, but the truth is, you saw right through my socialist facade and saw me for what I really am...NOT A SOCIALIST.

The stone facade consists of mostly grays, browns, and beiges.

As for a gem like your Canadian estate, I wonder if a story could be told around the building's history and only key elements retained (a facad only, for example).

The facade of the home on the first floor is enclosed with a mudroom/porch that was built as an extension.

Any suggestions for a quick / cheap facade update to make it pop?  

On a big enough project, TIF can be part of the package sold to the lender to fund the remainder, but if you're talking coming with no funds, TIF is usually restricted to public or quasi-public goods - i.e. fixing streets, sidewalks, upgrading water lines, building facades, etc.

We need to take the facade from traditional (some may say colonial) to contemporary or at least more modern.