Finally at move out, the chimney was required to be clean and the firebox as well.  

I am very excited to finally be starting my house hacking journey. 

EXAMPLE: a local HC has a single comcast email address for their entire office - mysteriously, they seem to be always losing emails and asking us to resend multiple times.The good news is they finally increased their max rental amounts a few years ago, so they are now more competitive. 

The choice between the two would be up to your investing goals and what you are wanting to do with the property.  

That said, it could be a good choice if you’re capital constrained and need to recycle equity from deal to deal.However, if you have capital to deploy and want to take a more hands-off approach, targeting a turnkey, rent-ready offering could be a better approach for your first deal.Full disclosure: I own rentals and operate a turnkey provider in Tuscaloosa—let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you!

But it should only be attorney cost, the deed and recording fees (few hundred) , maybe a final water cert.

Did you notice which of your updates made the biggest impact on your final sale price?

Finally, be open to slightly remote locations with better cash flow potential over high-appreciation markets.If you’d like help analyzing properties or securing financing, let me know I’d be happy to assist.Best,Drago

Also would love to know from other members how much they spent on the last project and what is a good contigency to put on the final cost for a first timer.

Ok everyone, finally have a conclusion to the story.