One last piece of advice—don’t rush.

Over the weekend I finally saw the bldg and boy what a piece of sh!

Yes, full access, so not outsider uninformed of what's being said, taught, promoted, and NOT said, taught etc.. 

If you want to hone in on the luxury Nigerian theme, you’ll want to incorporate more boho pieces that use natural materials like rattan, etc.I hope this helps you find a starting point for your refresh!

Nicholas,The one piece of advice I would give is refinance the Condo before you start renting it out. 

Just a worthless piece of paper that validates a promise (legal obligation). 

Is in there, but a great thing you can do now is get your "core 4" figured out - agent/lender/manager/contractor - obviously you can adjust this and do one of the pieces yourself (self-manage for example) or don't need a contractor if you do only turnkey etc but getting this nailed down early is key

Also the idea that occupying a 'piece' or 'portion' of property allows for AP is flawed.

Moving and buying your first piece of real estate is a lot in the next year!

I'm someone who does well with coaching and direction so trying to piece things together on my own has kept my investing journey in a hold pattern of learning.