Also, our properties are commercial so it's not like I'd need to go to a duplex and sweep and clean the place.IMHO my CPA is not conservative at all. 

We could have saved some money starting to clean up the property if we had only checked in with the neighbors first.

I want to refurbish the entire house, including a complete kitchen and baths renovation, add an addition on the east side, new roof and siding, new flooring everywhere, paint inside and out"Then ask the GC to go over and put this into a more formal document.

And I may get multiple bids for the same work, like multiple paint bids, multiple roof bids, multiple flooring bids, etc.

Bought under assessed value, slight value add through cosmetic rehab (paint, light fixtures, flooring) What was the outcome?

On 1/2 price days I spend $250 and get nice clean clothes only with retail value of around $2,000.  

Many employers are seeing now as a great time to opportunistically buy or lease, usually downsizing, into new office spaces in the district during this period where there are still depressed prices, even on some Class A office spaces.The Resurgence of the Office Market in D.C.The resurgence of employers returning to the city with the pandemic fears now in the rearview mirror is apparent with Q4 of 2024 being the first quarter of positive leasing absorption for office space in the District over the last 10 quarters (Source) Another example is Boston Properties Group (NYSE: BXP), the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office space in the United States, is building a 320,000 square foot new trophy office in Downtown DC, with 5 floors already pre-leased to the global law firm McDermott Will & Emery as well as the Rockefeller Group developing a 422,000 square foot office building slated for delivery in 2026 at 600 Fifth St.NW, which is similarly 50% pre-leased (Source).

The condo has some issues: a faulty breaker box, old and not well-sealed windows, and uneven floors.

Next steps are to put down a roll of plastic to prevent moisture or wet floors. 

The guests have a credit card on file and your policy should allow you to charge for damages or excessive cleaning.