And so frustrating that nearly every article in the media was biased towards the tenants' struggles and painted landlords as greedy and unsympathetic. 

Ah, the beauty of real estate: no matter the horrors a house has seen - satanic rituals, questionable paint choices, 1970's wallpaper - everything cleans up.Bloodstains?

Needs gutters, full kitchen and bath, floors, paint with some drywall repair, windows, front porch and the deck on the rear is pretty poor as well.

Painting walls, updating fixtures, or handling minor repairs yourself can save thousands upfront.Consider Your Exit Strategy: You’ve got the right idea;house hack for 1-2 years, then convert the property into a long-term rental.

If the first violation is in January and the second is in August, I would say enough time has passed that we could count the second violation as a fresh-start first violation.

I am not an expert in either lead or FHA, but here are a couple thoughts for you to look more into.By lead in the unit do you mean paint?

., paint, flooring)Medium Cosmetic: $40-$60 per sq. ft.

.- You close on December 10th- The property is in great shape and does not need any significant repairs- It only needs some paint touch-up and changing a couple of broken fixtures, which you do yourself- You spend the next week buying furniture, electronics and supplies and installing/arranging everything yourself- You also roll up your sleeves and scrub the toilets and sinks and appliances- You put it on AirBnB/VRBO and have your first guest renting it for the 3 days of Christmas- You second guest rents it for the following weekend and leaves before NYE- You personally clean and restock the place between these two guestsCongrats!

We do some cosmetic improvements to bring homes to our standard, typically carpet and paint, upgrade lighting etc.

We painted the inside, opened the kitchen/dining room, replaced windows, removed a nasty fabric lined black tub from the basement, replaced the siding and redid the bathroom.