I wasn't this to be natural bit any tips you can give me.

Sorry, don't want to highjack the OP thread and question, but the ruuuurrrralll (as @Brandon Turner put it) nature of buy/holds is a nut that I don't think I have ever heard really answered. 

Naturally a month after the exchange expired, I found a decent property I am closing on now.  

Understand, most brokers are getting only 10-30% of the commission to their firms, which is just the nature of the business these days.

Code violation liens in FL are frequently discounted, each city/county has their own "formula" or procedures.

What type of budget should be set for a job of this nature?

Some people have a natural eye for color-for those who don't (90-minute In-Home Color consults range from $95-$350) it can cost you big on the back end by having to repaint if the combo you chose comes off "murky" because your white trim had the wrong base or a popular golden-mustard turns "dirty-diaper" in your lighting.

Specifically, Water, heat, electric, garbage or any other bill of that nature? 

Does anyone have any experience with or any advice on how the basement nature will change the cost?  

I met an investor locally who owns a condo in Nature's Hideaway and he became president there even though he doesn't live in the association.