Meanwhile, Redfin’s Home Buyer Demand Index, which measures requests for tours and other services, rose 1.5% from last month.

We're in November now but maybe next spring re-take that one when there is a little more color in the back yard?

@Lin Ding you mentioned that you plan to refi in the future...the problem is, nobody knows when (or if) rates will go down (and in fact, they might be elevated for a long time).  ...the last time we had inflation this bad (late 70s/early 80s), rates rose and didn't come back down for a fairly long time (years)  --here's a graph of mortgage rates going back to the 70s:  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/se...I think all buyers these days need to be able to live with the property indefinitely at the rate they're buying it at right now. ...If a property doesn't pencil out at the rate it's being bought at, then it probably doesn't pencil out, period.

I just meant more of not wanting someone to micromanage and question every decision, especially about means and methods, or what color the kitchen should be.

Over the past year, the median sales price of single-family homes in Country Club Hills Rose 7.7%, and the average days on market have decreased from 89 days to 46 days. 

And if you want to change the business plan based on changing economic conditions or new information that comes in during the project, they then have equal say about changing up the strategy.I've made the mistake of letting buyers do things as simple as change colors or materials, and in more cases than not, it was a complete headache (or worse).  

When I told him they would have to paint them back to the original color, he said the Landlord approved it.

.- Paint (ceiling, semi-gloss for trim, color(s)) - 2 coats?

When they don;'t really trust you or have a reason to make sure you are credible.Now look at this:Every colored dot is where traffic clicked on the site. 

I had a fancy colored map but I can't find it.