The ceilings and walls have Popcorn Texture.

Most of the walls are really stained with dirt and marked all over with crayons and markers.

They also pay a retainer up front.I actually prefer hourly rate clients because I make money no matter what and I know, in the back of my mind, it'll end up costing more; it's a little more record keeping but not much.

I don't have to worry about dealing with contractors or deadlines, I don't have to worry about removing a wall and then finding crazy stuff that just increased the cost of my rehab. 

Wall-to-wall people.For you (Brie, and other experienced RE investors), you'll have to scout for nuggets and networking opportunities (or other non-real estate opportunities) since you'll likely know all the basic RE techniques - and enjoy the energy of Tony Robbins if you like his style (get food before he comes on - since he's on for 3 1/2 hours!).  

There are also things you can do to add value, justify the increase and attempt to retain a small portion of the tenants, for example, take care of any deferred maintenance on the exterior and interior of the units.  

Better to overestimate and out perform than underestimate and hit a brick wall.  

However the walls in the basement are bowed and previous offers fell through because it would pass inspection for financing.

It's actually a 4 bed/2 bath home but the room adjacent to the master bedroom does not have a wall - it's basically an open office/den area but it does have it's own closet.

They are all involved with using their retained earnings to buy stocks, bonds, preferred shares, etc.Of course this might all be too much as most BPers are just starting out dipping their toes in the water.