Then a fresh coat of paint applied.We are really pressed for time here and I'm thinking of just spray painting over the exiting surface with a high quality, rust resistant spray paint.Do any contractors know how long it will last and if I'm just being foolish cutting corners?

The site should have, among other things; information about the home, the neighborhood (schools, shopping, etc), interactive virtual tours (where you can actually navigate through the property similar to google street view, not just the traditional "virtual tours" which are essentially glorified slideshows with background music/narration), video of a drone aerial property survey, CMA data and pricing justification, links to any press on the property, and a way to easily/discreetly inquire about the property or schedule a private viewing.Something else that I find is almost always advantageous is using the avenues provided by the neighborhood you are in to help sell the home.  

Your tenant should just look for a GFCI outlet, possibly in a garage or water heater closet or inside the condo, and press the reset button.

Finally, while promising a “100% refund” of the service fee if it did not provide the promised mortgage relief services, consumers who tried to get their money back could not do so.https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/201...What you see above is simply illegal - it's not what the REI gurus teach (dean, scott & amy, dave & pete, blah blah blah).  

Otherwise, I would say that your brother should respect the fact that the tenants are customers, and not employees, and if he wants to take a chance on alienating them, then you should just press on full steam ahead. 

A site like NOLO Press is likely to help.

I know it's been getting a lot of bad press lately.  

The actual property value is so low you will be hard pressed to see a return here.

Just as an FYI I think you will be hard pressed to find someone that will loan on an investment property at 3.25%, you will more than likely be looking at 4.75% or higher.2000 rent - 160 (8%)Vacancy = 1840 GrossThen you have all of your other stuff to account for CapEx (two houses worth since they are separate units), Maintenance costs, Water Sewer Garbage, PM, and then anything else that might need to be accounted for.  

Supposedly the borrower's heirs have right of first refusal if they don't want to sell the house.That is just what I gathered from the press on this company.