A STR is both a business and a real estate investment.Having little oversight on a newly formed business would make me anxious also.As others have suggested, you should consider going to the area for the initial items(Purchase, renovation, etc).Once you buy 1-2 properties, you can look to unload these items to someone else.Best of luck

I've even heard of GCs using auction type settings for returned items at Home Depot and Lowes for steep discounts.I've learned a lot about the GC game as I was up close to over 40 projects last two years and some went well and some did not and when they did not it was all Contractor related.If a GC isn't sourcing cheap materials at the same time milking the hell out of his 150-200 per day workers, then you can find yourself eating into your margins real fast. 

Water heater 12 years to replacement (may need some service before replacement).Recognize many cap ex items are years away.  

The resources are abundant - spreadsheets, contracts, tangible items to help you succeed.

We can't do the inspection until all 3 of those items get installed. 

There are a few items I have no idea about, I'm hoping someone here has some experience in the field and can provide a ball park means of estimate 3 costs:1.

Of course, developers (sellers) and builders (buyers) have debates a lot on those various line items in the proforma (especially hard and soft costs).

Unfortunately being a rookie I went with an inspector that came from a company that had a solid website and the inspection failed to spot many items.

This has helped me in the past when a unit has been damaged and/or small items are misplaced like silverware, pots/pans, etc.

This time, she agreed, and the sale finally went through.This experience reminded me how seemingly minor items can hold enormous sentimental weight.