You may only need to grind a small trench wide & deep enough to allow the door to close down into it.

keeping more liquid cash in pocket allows for a wide range of properties for renovated. 

It will be cost effective and at least the space will still be wide open in case I decide to remove the bunk beds and make it into a movie room, second living room, or a separate studio style STR somewhere down the line. 

Level 5 (and others, probably) make skimming blades up to 48" wide now, so going from a rough wall to a smooth wall isn't as difficult as it used to be.Skimming should also be cheaper than adding 1/4" drywall because it won't require buying custom sized door jambs (to accommodate the thicker walls), using box extenders for electrical, removing and reinstalling base/crown molding, or any of the other issues you might run into by adding a layer of drywall.

The bottom floor is a 2500 sqft wide open area that a nonprofit used to rent back in the day. 

My own strategy was to go "wide" and then go "deep." 

Funds buy all kinds of assets with a wide variety of strategies.

There was a post wide inspection of every Soldier's off post living quarters after that.   

You are not going to find a wide funnel of renters looking to spend over $2K for a 2 bedroom condo/townhouse.

One of your friends has a fancy iPhone with a wide angle lens, get them to take pics for a beer, then make sure you upload the full quality images (should be at least 10mb) to the listing site.When I look for places I don't use that listing site because its all institutional apartments and I don't want to live in one of those, list on a different site.