@Craig StephensFor bedrooms whether first or second floor, it there is existing hardwood, we keep it un-carpeted. 

I think if you study the archives on here you'll read a fair number of horror stories about people who found themselves in trouble because they couldn't weather the storms of vacancies, emergencie repairs and job loss.

Chances are, it'll be required by the lender, anyway.You would do well to search the BP archives on the 50% Rule.

I don't have any woowoo but you could use iTunes and look at all the REI podcast posted on there.

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Steve Trang’s (Real Estate Disruptors) channels and podcasts there’s enough info in there to get a real feel for what is really involved.Also go through the BP podcast archives and listen to everything with Sterling White and the above mentioned guys. 

You could also search local newspaper archives as typically a post would be placed for notice of any claims against an estate.

One we had dug out permits going back 20 years that had been archived & were missed by the previous inspector during the due diligence before our close.The same guy insisted on doing an in-depth inspection, found a couple of issues & wrote us up for the electrical wire stapling in a 50 yr old building.

BP offers free online videos and courses for you to watch and learn from and also has it's own podcast in itunes.

This article captures the ethics of "surge pricing" well: http://reason.com/archives/2017/08/30/prices-shoul...The phrase "price gouging" elicits emotional reactions, but in reality it's the difference between getting service and not getting it.