Today they installed a joist mounted ceilingmax "suspended" ceiling with these molded looking tiles It looks real nice and future access to plumbing will be a breeze.

I think it would need new kitchens, new bathrooms, central air installed, rewire electric, new plumbing for the bathrooms.

Home Depot offers project loans up to $55k at 8% with an 18 month term (long enough to fix the place and refinance) that could be used for materials and installation if performed by Home Depot installers.

Seems most parks owners install the meters and have the manager take the readings which would be in conflict with below.

So far I have found one company in the Austin area that seems too expensive, at $6 a foot, and another that installs granite but does not routinely put edges on tile, which is only 1 centimeter thick.

More rent: add bedrooms, bathrooms, install CHA, dishwasher.

Installed cabinets and had wires run for under cabinet lighting... having a lot of trouble finding under cabinet lighting that doesn't require an outlet to plug into.

If you can afford to put the metal roof on, i would suggest that, in the long run it will save you money ( buy and hold ) it's a good selling point for a flip, but not as important for you to install metal on it.

Triplexes for example.. need stand alone fire monitoring system (e.g. panel) and some of the newer builds, etc will require sprinkler systems to be installed, shared walls between units must all be fire rated (including all doors), emergency lighting required w/exit signs in hallways, etc etc.  

If I have an installment loan, until the last payment is made, the payment doesn't change.