The hardest thing about rehabbing an investment property is remembering that you are not living in it, so your tastes or ideas on what will make the property sell faster, may not be necessary.  

I have a friend who is a professional fence builder/installer and he says if you build/install wood gates wider than 4', make sure to use extra (as in more than 2) heavy duty hinges as wood gates are heavy and over time can start to sag from the weight.

We found by knocking down the thick areas with a roller, it dried much faster.6.

No problem.I hope this deal works for you.Just remember the seller won't put much weight to "I bought a house a year ago and the rehab was 40k more than expected"Instead sellers want third party objective data that says the house needs major repairs and will cost a bunch of money to fix.Since you are buying the property you stand to gain and are not an objective party to the seller.This is why banks order bpo's from agents that are not involved in the short sale or reo transaction.The bank only wants an objective valuation based on paying the fee for the report.good luck

Faster?

The number of posts they have typically holds a lot of weight with me. 

I don't necessarily had a set preference as its deal specific, however, my portfolio is weighted more towards the 3 bedroom.

It also goes up faster than normal construction usually.  

Intent carries more weight than what may be written.Dealing unfairly catches up with you faster than dealing fairly.Winning a negotiation will never happen unless the other guy thinks he beat you.The story; A lady owned a few parcels with multiple homes on it.

For drywall mud, I used "Westpac" super light - light weight all purpose compound - joint compound.