Understand what is required first, don't some floors go before cabinets are set, some not, don't paint before the electrical guy, he should be one of the last ones out, a carpet layer can be the last guy out.

It generally works itself out but it adds a layer of complexity that is less in a single family home: Negotiating a good neighbor fence with the property owner of the rental house next door can be a pain, but, (short of an aggressive s dog in one yard or the other), it is generally less intense than a neibor's bathtub leaking into your unit, or vice versa.

Putting a stain layer on top of anything but a freshly and fully sanded floor is going to cause your finish to be less durable.

One could remove the fridge from its place and sprinkle a layer of "Boric Acid" under the "fridge area".

Elisa Zheng , while I buy in my LLCs, I know 25+yr investors who buy in personal names with $1mil-$5mm umbrella policies.I am even thinking about adding an umbrella policy on top of the LLC protection.Think of asset protection as layers of an onion.

I'm wondering how vital my presence will be as a first time buyer.

Apologies for the rant, but I'm sick of seeing these optimistic pro formas done by turn key companies. I often see 5% vacancy, $50/m maintenance, and often no CapEx budget! Not to mention the PM fees that you will hav...

I also have another layer of coverage via property insurance.

That's practically impossible.A busted main sewer line is one of the major expenses that come bundled with buying aging property, like a roof with multiple layers of shingles or galvanized steel water piping that's rusting into it's internal diameter.

I had never heard of it prior to your mentioning it, but I think that each of their 5 categories for ranking are truly vital knowledge for anyone to have while looking at a potential school, especially if the student is from a lower middle or lower class family.