I finally found one at 20% higher than I was paying, but with a higher deductible and greatly reduced coverages (loss of rent from one year to 3 months, liability from $500K to $300K, everything else cut or excluded).Personal opinion (I work in insurance) and those of pretty much everyone I've spoken to in the industry feel we are at least a few years away from anything softening. 

We have an 11-unit apartment building (five 1br/1ba, six 2br/1ba) and want to do a cosmetic rehab (new kitchen, bathroom, paint, sanding, and staining hardwood floors, excluding repairs on MEPs).

Hot tubs are not a big draw here, but necessary in mountains IMO.The few times Ive been in NOLA (excluding Katrina with the Army :/) I did not feel like I needed a pool, nevertheless a hot tub.I would find the data and let the numbers guide you, but Im thinking maybe a plunge pool as mentioned above.

Flips can be done pretty easily in 7 days if they are simple and as mentioned with planning or a templated plan 7 days is totally doable even for one that needs a ton of work.That being said 1 day seems unrealistic unless they exclude a massive amount of planning before the project which maybe they are.    

Although many private money lenders do not require a license to broker out loans (some states are excluded) you will build more credibility with it.

How do I determine if my being used as a rental for 2 out of past 5 years makes it fully or partially excluded?!?

I'm eager to see you evidence that 50% of the population receives social welfare programs excluding Social Security and Medicare.

If you live in the property for at least two years before selling, you might qualify for the capital gains tax exemption under Section 121, allowing you to exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 if married filing jointly) of the gain.

in the future ( since its obvious you dont believe you owe a fee for this neighbors purchase) A Savvy seller will exclude certain people companies entities from the listing agreement.. there by making it clear that if someone you know or have been talking to decides to buy you owe no fee..

Effective rents, which exclude the value of concessions offered to prospective tenants, increased by 0.1% during May to an average of $33.67.