fully remodeled inside including new bathroom and flooring through out Lessons learned?

Hi John - We do have one property that will not be profitable or just about break even in 2024 due to all the unforeseen maintenance items:  pool heater, roof, pool fence, handy man over a dozen times, remodeling took 3 months instead of 3 weeks, etc. 

We actually spun out our PM work to be public facing and we're able to provide repairs to other owners at a much better price and with a much faster turn around than most other companies that are looking more a SFR remodels.

Maintenance issues, broken toilet in the middle of the night, blown HVAC? 

I can usually save a decent amount, especially if I keep eyes out for deals and buy when these items are priced most competitively and not necessarily when I need them.Using the bathroom remodel apartment as an example, I will spend $1,500 more per unit than most of my competitors who renovate in the same market but that $1,500  (5% of my apartment renovation budget) gets me  oversized soaking tub in most units, nicer tiled bathrooms, counter tops that don't look like every other apartment in the neighborhood & a step up in appliance package and better quality fixtures.

The issue is if you do not know how to read it or understand it, it could be written on toilet paper and be worth that value based on how the owner does their books. 

I have a long term tenant who I inherited when I purchased the property he has always called us whenever there was an issue (A/C not working, Broken window, toilet not working etc) Well last night around 8:30 pm we received a call from him that he called a plumber to remove roots from the sewer line and wants us to pay the bill. 

I may have property that has an old abandoned auto shop I can remodel and repurpose to a commercial kitchen.

Elderly woman in her 80's needs to remodel her 2 bathrooms.

We added value by re-doing the whole house, installed vinyl floorings, rebuilt 2 and a half bathrooms, re-painted the whole house, replaced all the hardware in the house, installed new lighting, ceiling fans, re-painted the kitchen, and completely remodeled the upstairs.