Plywood, soft close doors and drawers, etc... for less than I could get the cheap HD or Lowes particle board stuff.

Soft close hinges would help.

He’s not involved in the business at all.I’ve spent my entire professional career in places and spaces dominated by men and I use this difference to my advantage.I sometimes get comments that go something like “wow, you’re pretty good at ——— for a woman” but I just brush that sh*# off.2 things have been tremendously helpful to me.1-I’m very systematic and set processes for everything, including picking contractors and getting bids.2-I’m involved in an amazing mastermind group that helps me learn, network and share wins and losses.I’ve been taken advantage of by a contractor or two but most REIs I know have.

We are addressing the source of the issue, which seems to be blocked weep holes, high brush piled around the periphery of the home, possibly prior leaky kitchen pipes and some holes in the brick. 

I'd just get quotes and do a soft pull.

In this case two large branches from the neighbor's trees hanging over the house that could fall on the house during a hurricane or lightening, outside columns soft from rain or bugs, multiple lights not working, fridge not dispensing ice or water, dishwasher rusty and at the end of its life, hot water pressure in bathrooms too low... 

We have done several homes 1300-1500 soft with a completely new furnace & central a/c for $5400-$7000 depending on the extra duct work etc needed for new runs. 

Nothing too expensive but we want something that will wash well and feel soft.

Here is where I discovered the next issue: you can't excavate until a week before the concrete company is ready to pour the concrete footings, because you don't want your dig to turn into a muddy pond with a soft bottom.

We have many soft commits from our LPs excited to work with us seeing as we have typically said no in the past (either we were not ready to take on investor dollars/wanted to build more of a solid foundation first) so we are excited to generate great returns for others that we have been able to do for ourselves for several years.