It sounds like you're in a solid position, and taking the time to stabilize before moving on to the next deal is a smart approach.

With the roof , you should see that when you look at the house . 

It goes to your preference, of course, but whichever can produce the greatest ROI should be considered.There are many markets in Michigan, for example, where it is cheaper to buy an existing house and fix it up than it is to build new.That may not be the case where you are at or through the construction suppliers and contractors you may have access to.To Your Success!

The problem was that I kept tweaking the model.

https://tptla.org/Even though the law is the same across the state regarding tax sales, when you get to the nitty gritty, every county handles it differently. 

I don't think your first property needs to be perfect, but doing the work in advance gives you the possibility of refi (in a good rate environment) or more equity on a HELOC.

It is difficult to schedule a time for the Potential tenant and the current tenant and often is after hours.

My next property will hopefully be a multifamily.

There is likely more as this is just a few of the people who know about the group through word-of-mouth.I'm making this post to hopefully get it seen when people search his name, so they avoid working with him and getting scammed too.  

As you probably read through the comments on this thread, there are many moving pieces, costs, and folks involved in this transaction.