I obviously prefer (a) but asked you if you discussed this precise issue with your vendor.

So if you raise rents by $100/month on an 8-cap commercial building, you have now directly forced appreciation by (100*12)/.08 = $15,000, whereas on a residential, it depends a lot on what your neighbors last sold their properties for.Of course, nothing ever works out that precisely in the real world, as caps also fluctuate, but caps are not as volatile as comps.

I am currently stationed in Japan and this is precisely what I'm looking to do. 

All the reasons you listed about maintenance & lawn care are are great, & precisely why we moved into a Condo unit. 

However... the trouble is with many folks out there is that it's tough to get a part time job outside of your full time job.. plus it's tough to figure out what you can do... and how to do it...That is precisely why I decided to execute Jeff's formula in action.... 

You are still going to have a long of trimming/contouring of the plank to get a good fit....just not as precise if you have the quarter round going over the joint.....but then you have to spend time contouring the quarter round to get good fit at each jointEither way you will be spending time with fine tuning the fit....no way around that.

Contractors- I am looking for a reliable contractor who can estimate time and budget precisely, and make things done on time and on budget.

I realize on a standard demand form it would have been more precise re: interest from x date to closing. 

If it's a big value add, precision on finishes is not required and you learn and pivot as you go. 

In my View, a good BRRRR is when you are able to refinance on 3-6 months by adding value. this is hard to do in Hot market if you pay retail precises.