Pay them.  

REIA meetings, meetups, calling the "handyman special" signs, calling the "we buy ugly houses" or the "we pay cash" billboards and signs.  

i’m sure it’s due to the soap they have been pumping down there but can’t prove it. who pays the $400 Electrician bill?

Yes you will pay more.

Mary's county, Maryland, through a tax lien foreclosure, paying about $40K. 

I am not too kin to pay it all before the renovation work has been completed and have negotiated to keep 15% to be paid when renovation work has been completed, so that the seller has an incentive to complete the work adequately.

My question is after the construction is complete, am I able to do a cash out refinance on the whole property to pay off the construction loan in order to build more units?

Current Tenant pays $2200 rent which seems like it's about $300 under current market rate. 

They are worth more, you attract better tenants who pay more rent and treat the properties better.We replace 3 or 4 driveways every year.

We’ll also collect rent and pay expenses via our LLC and its new respective bank account(s).