All are on separate 800 square foot floors, with front and back door egress, well maintained and gut renovations were completed in 2019.      

What is the appropriate level of cleanliness to maintain during project work?

If one or more units are vacant, the remaining units often don’t provide enough cash flow to cover expenses, making it harder to meet operating costs.Maintenance costs: A fourplex comes with four times the appliances, plumbing, HVAC systems, and other components to maintain, leading to significantly higher repair and maintenance expenses than single-family homes.If you want to see the detailed calculation, read this BP blog - More Units Doesn’t Mean More Money—Why a Single-Family Home Can Beat a Fourplex.Resale value: Multi-family properties have a limited buyer pool—mainly investors—who base their offers on CAP rates.

This allows you to invest in another property while maintaining the asset.Alternatively, a 1031 exchange lets you defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting in higher-yielding or diversified properties. 1031 has limitations.

We help our clients:1) Find a fixer-upper to buy2) We get bids3) Negotiate a Scope Of Work with the owner using "Maintain to the Neighborhood" to avoid over-improving, but understanding we will have to pass city Rental Inspection to avoid being a slumlord.4) Provide multiple jobsite videos to show progress and document WHAT was done and the QUALITY.5) Handle passing city Rental Inspection6) Find a tenant with a Replacement Guarantee per Class7) Assist with refinance, so client can repeatSo, why you looking OOS again?

I want to make the best decision while honoring my agreements and maintaining professional integrity in this deal.

Always maintained, and in great condition.

@Sanjeev Advani I’m not saying they’re all like this but since Circle K bought 3 local convenience stores they have never been able to staff them properly or maintain employees.

I don't want to maintain them.

It's about having an income that will enable you to maintain your current standard of living for life.