Offering WiFi access throughout the resort, our 5-star hotel also offers 10 meeting rooms, including a ballroom to host your private and business events."

To be fair, they made me aware that $2350 would be refunded after completion of the first deal.The other $650 is the cost of 2 appraisals that need to be within 10% of your ARV on a property in order for them to fund the property.I would also have 24/7 access to advisors and a plethora of listings “right in your own backyard” to choose from.

I have spent many years improving houses as a licensed contractor and really all you should worry about is making the place look clean and safe but let the new owners use their imagination and especialy their wallets to create the environment around the house they prefer.

I have talked to many a CA who figures this out when they get their new and improved tax assessment and just figured out they have no real cash flow or very little. 

@Kevin Leppink I’m not sure how similar Utah is to NC, but as RE agents here we have access to something called Realist which is a public record database.

The law changed how mortgage debt is treated based on how loan proceeds are used.Home equity debt which is taken out to pay for things other than making substantial improvements to the home (which improve the basis of the home) is no longer tax deductible, as it is not considered acquisition indebtedness.

I’ve accessed the equity in my rentals via cash out refis and HELOCs and every lender I’ve used wanted to see income and still evaluated my DTI ratio to qualify the loan.

(You don't have access to this kind of info at first).

., replacing parts to maintain value.There is *cap ex* (capital expenditures) to make improvements. 

When the market tanked my rents went up & I improved the properties to raise & protect them even more.