Perhaps the buyers will change their minds, perhaps they won't feel you gave them exactly what they wanted, perhaps the market will drop, and if you've done renovations that aren't marketable to a wide segment of buyers, you may have to do a new renovation to resell.If you do move forward as the "builder," I highly recommend you work with a knowledgeable attorney to get a rock-solid contract, get a big deposit, and make sure the numbers work in your favor at all points in the process.

A big thing that I do notice though, is here in Jacksonville there is such a wide variety of properties in such a small area.

The place is obviously vacant and has no fences with a wide open yard -so far so good.  

While recent disruptions in the capital markets have increased the cost of capital for investors in some areas, notably CMBS, inexpensive capital is still widely available across multiple platforms.

Hello everyone, My name is Israel Edmunds Jr..I am a realtor here in Atlanta but also looking to get some rental properties going and eventually build up to owning apartment buildings here and national wide.

Currently working in the UK as a Project Manager, working for a large world-wide multi-consultancy firm.

There is a wide variety of properties and geographic areas.

How this would apply to you is you would know what the landlord intended to charge you for.I guess this is not nation-wide, but the standard in CA is paint should last 3 years. 

Without knowing any factor and totally just widely guessing I would say she is trying to prove residency.

I work with a wide variety of clients, from hard money lenders, to investors, to first time home buyers and basic refinances.