I will buy a replacement property at $1M, with $500K down.

And are you asking for replacement value or actual cash value?

If you are getting ready to sell, you should replace the roof, not patch it.

I'd recommend the spread on the return and your ability to replace damaged items (local vs. not local, strength of your team) be the determining factors in that decision.

I'd use some stock photos till you can replace them.

The problems with the project mostly stemmed from the crawl space work, which required shoring, replacing structural members, leveling floors and insulation. 

There are not enough Gen Z-ers to replace them, and that puts pressure on (legal citizens) wages, partially offset by immigration.

Not every older system needs to be simply replaced.

Replaced both toilets with brand new ones, replaced the 2 car- garage door with a brand new one, had all the walls freshly painted, put brand new baseboards in, and had the kitchen cabinets painted as well.

Can you replace furnace, stove, etc with all electric and save 300 to 400 a month there?