They found a cavity in the foundation with the cash mentioned in used twenty-dollar bills with random serial numbers wrapped in opaque plastic food wrap, and a sealed Home Depot Homer bucket behind it.

If the area is full of short term rentals (investor buyers) then the HOA is a big line item expense and does have an effect on the price.

Hi, I have done a few flip houses and I have staged them minimally with a few items like towels, baskets, flowers inside etc. 

Besides the constant maintenance problems you at times have to consider what happens when the ref goes out for a few days and spoils the tenants food. 

., Inspect Mechanical items, Water Heater Age, Roof, and Appliances. 

And 2) It is like saying...Everyone eats food, so food has huge competition, so it is better to start eating rocks!

So far as actual days of the week, Mondays can be busy with regular operational items, weekly reports, weekend follow-up, etc but generally speaking Friday is much busier than Monday because teams are getting ready for weekend move-ins and more people come to see apartments Friday/Saturday than any other day of the week. 

I can also infer a few other items in later points, such as vacation destination, no sales tax, and a commuter state. b.

A good rule of thumb is to plan on spending approx $10k on all the standard items for your unit like your washer & dryer, linens, small appliances, dishware & cookware etc., plus $2-3k per bedroom.

I can't help you on the agent part of things, but I do think making a list of all the steps you need to do to buy a property (find and agent, get prequalified for a loan, make x number of offers) and then put that list above anything else (regarding real estate) and try to start crossing one item off after another could help.