Geico (horrible rates) State Farm (cant insure because its too close to the beach) and some others but didn't like any of the quotes.

Maybe they check out amount of rent but conditions of the properties are just horrible. 

A friend once put granite in a flip and the same day it was installed, she spilled some red sauce from Mexican takeout on it and it left a horrible stain.

I own a laundry mat and I can double what others are saying They cost a lot Your return will be horrible They may work great for a year or so then you’ll have problems just from wear and tear In a 2 family that they are renting you should just put them there to get people to rent your place maybe even a little more because you have them.

Install new wall heater/AC units.The overall goal of the units is to run them as airbnb rentals so looking for something that will make sense in the long term but not be horrible for guests to figure out. 

Big banks are horrible for non-conforming loans, even if you slap them in the face with the cash to pay it back.

What's appropriate for an aggressive investor will look horrible to a conservative one (and vice versa).I'll give you my perspective as a conservative investor.

Some associations are good and many are so horrible they write bad checks to vendors, contractors and utility companies.

Sounds like his credit score isn't horrible like most I have seen.

Very common to have oral leases, no leases or horribly unorganized leases & keys when buying properties in the 1-4 unit space.