The one where that agent is CLEARLY doing someone a favor by listing it.On THAT listing, the crummiest one, go out on your own and take an exterior-only drone video.

If you are curious and would like more background info on our purchase of the building you can read this article about it in Crain's Cleveland Business.Here are some renderings for the exterior.

The appraisal came back two days ago, and the square footage is less than I thought, so his ARV is $75,000, as oppose to the $85,000 that I was hoping for.

do they cover any exterior repairs, etc.?

I have had a similar situation and permanent fixes require numerous solutionsRe-grade the lot, install gutters and get the water away from the foundation, Dig around foundation and install drains leading to a sump, pump the water away from the foundation.Adding new drain lines around the foundation can be done by digging around the outside of the entire foundation or by cutting the concrete floor around the interior parameter and adding the lines leading to a sump.None of this will prevent the storm drain from backing up as that is caused by exterior issues related to the city storm system.

There are most likely charitable organisations in your area that can assist you in this endeavor as opposed to investors.Charity and business are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

If you are just doing single story exterior door stuff than I agree with Michael.

The appeal of AirBnB, as opposed to the standardized consistent hotel experience, is the opportunity to find the type of vacation or stay that each person wants, whether that is living with/like locals in neighborhoods where hotels don't exist or can't offer, getting more space with the facilities you want (i.e. kitchen, backyard, personal jacuzzi, theatre room, etc.) perhaps at a more affordable price, or sharing a home with others where you can share a home-cooked meal or exchange stories around a fire pit at night.

I am wanting to structure the deals so that my lender profits are capital gains as opposed to interest.

Inspection by Sec 8 to pass a unit for them can sometimes be like jumping thru hoops.On reinspection for next year if the same person is living there YOU go in and do a preinspection, you bring light bulbs, exterior light bulbs, you turn on each light to make sure they function that is part of the unit.. not lamps.. they will fail a unit for a burnt out bulb.