People care more about the appearance of kitchen appliances because they are in a public portion of the house as opposed to washer/dryers which visitors rarely see. 4.

.#2 Read the property code 2-3 times before you start ....the tax sale portion. 

If I didn't have to use credit for a portion of the course cost ($7k) and marketing costs ($1k/mo), I would do the course. 

What is your draw fee & benchmarks for the repairs portion of the borrowed money?

I would try to portion that off as a separate loan that can be paid back quickly - you'd need to discuss your plan with the PML.

It seems a stretch to pay for the Rig with Section 179.I would have development equipment onboard and dedicate a portion of the space to developmentI could put the companies logo on the side as advertisementGiven this, what tax strategies are actually practical?

But, at one of the properties, the tenants split their portions of the rent.

Screen them as you normally would - does their income substantiate their portion of the rent +/- a little for changes in what the housing authority will pay out?

If so, it's a good idea to start mapping out both the rehab and refi portions.

As many have mentioned, most fix-and-flip loans allow lenders to fund up to 90% of the purchase price and 100% of the rehab costs, but they typically won’t exceed 75% of the ARV.However, If you're not including a rehab budget, lenders often cap the loan at around 70% of the purchase price, which might explain the situation you're encountering.It’s generally more advantageous to include a portion of the rehab budget in the loan.