This year we created an entire support rolodex for on the ground support for buyers post closing that includes; handymen, cleaners, contractors, licensing & permit consultants, interior designers, landscapers and hot tub cleaners.

That coverage is designed for the premises not the contracting operations. 

The design and permitting usually add a solid delay to everything and also needs to be budgeted.

If you have a less than ideal location, second hand furnishings, no attention to design or amenities and you don't treat it like a hospitality business your ratings will reflect that.

We target the land first and do a few calls to explain the process, the value driver for us is that we build 20% below appraised value by what I designed it's a dense floorplan with high returns for investors that creates $100k+ equity for an investor on 500k.

In many cases the light source was an added bonus but today, unless the bathroom is really designed appropriately for having a window, it is most often is misplaced in a shower/tub set up. 

These properties do it through design, unique nature of property, and the "natural pools" available on the property.  

- househacking is really designed more to LOWER your personal cost of living vs eliminating it, let alone cashflowing. you CAN achieve cashflow, it's just harder. look into STR'ing or MTR'ing some of the units. - i personally think 2% for LTR vacancy works in most markets.- the rest estimator doesn't work well in less-populated areas. i use facebook marketplace to find 5-10 comps and average them. - COCR isn't as applicable with househacking because of my first bullet point & because it doesn't factor in that you're also saving on your personal cost of living. many investors shoot for 10%+ COCR with a traditional rental property that they're not househacking.

No eye for design?

Apparently it's cheaper and faster, they're called Icon.