Four bedrooms and two bathrooms complete the interior, including a master suite with polished concrete floors and a wooden alcove perfect for applying make-up.

Having a curveball thrown at you makes you miss your mortgage payment or rack of CC debt is a lot worse.

I'm going to have an inspection done on the house but the only real concern I have so far is that I noticed the roof has what loked like a bottom layer of wooden shingles and probably at least 2 or 3 layers of asphalt shingles on top of that.

Soffit damage due to woodpeckers to be repaired. 14008: Install beams to prevent further movement, and seal basement 14012: Replace wooden beam due to termite damage (located overhead, by stairs).

Is unique with wooden arched windows etc.

One had a dog that scratched up the wooden front door. $250 to have refinished, which the pet deposit paid for.

In our experience you will need to:1) Learn to "Maintain to the Neighborhood", not your personal standards2) Tenant-Proof everything you canHard surface flooring, not carpeting (too easy to trash)Same basic paint for everythingNo garbage disposals for them to breakOnly spring-type doorstops also with plate on the wallGlue rubber mats under sinks to prevent water damageSheet aluminum on walls around stovetops, for easy grease removalTowel racks - screw 1x3 to wall studs, then screw rack to thatInstall low-profile downspout ext, not aluminum that always disappearPlan on cleaning gutters and leaves up in the fall as tenants won'tAvoid garage door openers3) Have a great application screening process:Check credit for evictions & convictions, utility collectionsFocus on employment/income stabilityRequire bank or debit card statement - you'll be surprised what they spend their money on!

For durability you want a decent wear layer (say at least 12mil), and you also want thicknesses of at least 5mm to hide any imperfections in your subfloor - and 5mm is still on the thinner side so you probably want to do a plywood underlayment (in the case of a wooden subfloor) to provide a very smooth surface.  

Other tenants keep all sort of things on their patios - clothes drying racks, exercise equipment, barbeques (specifically prohibited). 

I was just wondering if anyone in the local CRE space (excl apartments) was looking for some free help, whether with administrative tasks or project-related.I’ve done some residential/note deals before, but am more interested in the commercial tenant space and have been racking my head on the best way to get involved there while I build up capital for my first CRE deal.