After adding an extra bedroom and bathroom and rehabbing the house, I was well over budget.

Because this clause wasn't in the lease agreement, they closed the case and told me to take it up civilly because they couldn't prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he wasn't permitted to take everything in the house.  

Our average construction time is about 8 months after permit is issued and we are always improving.

Requiring occupant to have renters insurance is another possibility for extra protection.

I looked into the maintenance option years back to discover a trend of:  apx. 8% monthly fee which only included rent collection (everything else from maintenance to turnovers etc, extra, and poor reputation on repairs.)

A permit was was pulled in 2019 to close out violations as the remarks indicate the home was renovated without permits.

Some towns require a residential parking permit (sometimes on specific streets only within that same town) - you need to know what those requirements are and how feasible it will be.

My second house was under contract before it was even listed, but the combination of my GC disappearing and having to restart the permitting process for the carport in March right at the start of Corona lock downs dragged that out and eventually feel out of contract.

I think the big question is how badly do you want to keep the extra $50k liquid?

Since you can’t do a formal inspection, a detailed contractor walk-through and phased renovation estimate are key.Have you considered checking city records for past permits to uncover any unaddressed issues?