It was a pain in the arse to run to Ikea and figure out how to piece together New Laminate wood flooring - $.089/square foot.$300Used 24” oven and apartment size fridge.$900Microwave, Sink, faucet, sink hardware $600Quartz Countertop (one 10 foot slab)$300Electrical Materials: wire, receptacles, lights, etc..$400Baseboard (had it left over from another job so $0, but would have cost around $100)New interior door, wood studs, drywall, mud  $300Paint $100Dump Fees $500Misc stuff I’m probably forgetting $500TOTAL COST $12,500Rehab cost per square foot = $25

Not to mention flipping homes at this price point is a painful proposition.

The heavy cleaning and repair costs after longer stays are definitely pain points but I've seen my clients make it work by screening the tenants more carefully for MTRs, doing bi-monthly checks to catch issues early, and writing clear lease terms about maintaining the property.

We can help you with those pain points via virtual assistants and AI for guest communication, which effectively eliminates about 90% of owner required communication.

It's also making is such a pain because as buyer's agents we have to call and then to just have someone say it's negotiable (it always has been, but has always been decided by the seller) and just offer what you think is right is a disaster.

With that said, I kind of wish we had built as we grew a little earlier because retrofitting has been a bit of a pain. :)Best of luck.

Syracuse is poised to experience unprecedented growth, and though competing with other buyers is a pain right now, you have an advantage being right on the ground.

[Source: TradingEconomics.com]The number of new homes built for the last 10+ years has been chronically lower than the previous decades.​​

Any suggestions on what I can include on the MLS in the agent notes section to get painful agents to not be so painful?

Thanks for the tips @Mindy Nicol, I do think MTR would be easier to manage for me allthough I do have time for a part time job, I see where you are coming from with repair costs and all and STR sounds like it can be a pain (I followed a few groups on facebook and have read horror stories :D ).