.- On top of all this, the city kept adding things to the TO-DO list: changing out the panels on the covered patio to a type of fire-resistant material, having to build a retaining wall separating our property from the neighbors lot, re-grading the front and back yards, clearing weeds and shrubs from the adjacent lot (not our property btw but we did it because it made our property look bad).

Personally I would use tile or mid to high grade laminate if you want long term durability.

Even if you were not going to be living there, I wouldn't recommend buying a low grade property as a first investment.-  I own properties like that and the risks are far more complex than they look - maintenace, repairs, evictions, vacancies, vandalism etc etc.

Have you not heard (here in BP) that putting out bandit signs is akin to selling crack to grade school kids?  

once you have them on board let them know that your bro-deal pricing is mandatoryyou can have quality carpet installed with high grade pad for $16/yardlot's of ways to improve the next one and make some real doughalohamike

Just looking for entry grade granite, nothing fancy.  

You get prefab Quartz counters which are the cost medium grade granite.

It's in Grade A location, off Main Drag.

To meet code I do believe we'd need to alter the stairs because the grade is too steep and our county requires a rental certificate that is reinspected every 2 years. 

He said it won't be ready until about Tuesday.6/14: Went to Loews and found that I could get mid grade carpet and higher end pad cheaper with install than the local place.