My two cents would be to wait to put it on the market until a lot closer to it actually being ready, if not once it's ready for move-in. 

i'm considering trying to invest in CT at some point (I used to live there, I own a property there and have part of a business network, and I have family there) and just out of curiosity, I actually looked at new housing starts in CT vs.

We feel bad that he did it for free, and he deserves to be paid for his time/effort, but if we pay him, now we have to go back to our tenant several months after the door was fixed and say “actually, we got charged after all, so now we need to pass that cost along to you”.

That is like asking how to fly a plane.

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

It's a great way to talk through your plans and goals for real estate with people that actually understand! 

Has anyone who invested in non performing notes at Prereo actually been paid after selling the property?

It's not uncommon, and actually normal, for the operating entity to lease from the LLC that owns the building.

I have actually.

What may actually be helpful to a family (stability) is not what regulators look at.