No General Contractor wants to do a remodel with the residents still living there....they will charge you more (they probably will not show it, but the prices will be higher because of the huge PITA factor and increased liability)I would wait until you have completely moved out and then just give them the house empty and ready to roll.....But you can get a Scope Of Work going and start getting bids...even plans and permits if you're going that far...

I'm getting my finances in order now so I can buy the house that I've been renting from my in laws and will have instant equity.

Purchase price: $300,000 Cash invested: $200,000 Sale price: $700,000 We purchased a closed 18-room boutique hotel in foreclosure, renovated the inside, and opened the hotel and later the bar and nearly the restaurant before it was sold in about 2 years.

My question is around requiring other occupants of the house who are not paying the rent to fill out an application.

I have invested as a LP in apartment communities where there is a partnership between a government agency and the ownership group to provide affordable housing in exchange for tax abatements and long-term, low-rate government funding. 

The condo was listed lower than others in the same complex of similar quality and much lower than units that had been fully renovated.

I just replace the whole house with laminate floors.

 - house hacking is one of the better current RE strategies. 

One was because of poor management and the other because the property needed major renovations to be competitive in the area. 

Purchase price: $584,000 Cash invested: $116,000 This pet-friendly 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom house overlooks Aunt Patty's Pond and is adjacent to Dennis Pines Golf Course.