Condos and townhomes are all at the mercy of the most recent sales in the complex and it is hard to really make your particular unit stand out because they are all essentially the same, except with different upgrades.

I'm also a newly upgraded pro member, and am enjoying the perks.

Upon further inquiry it turns out to be the daughter's new BF, who apparently has been given a key and stays with her on weekends and sometimes on weekdays.In my own lease I disallow guests to stay 7 consecutive days or longer so even if they are under my lease, which they are not, they haven't broken any rules because they could technically have a guest for 6 days then skip a day, then 6 days again and be in compliance?  

Oye, you may want to consider getting really familiar with one square mile, so you know the shape of the neighborhood, the rents or resale values, and what level to upgrade them to.  

Once we started construction, we ran into several major problems including a steam pipe running through a kitchen wall that we were planning to open up, a huge leak inside a couple of walls that required the replacing of a whole exterior wall, damaged subfloors, major termite damage that resulted in a replacement of the sill plate in the master bedroom, needing to upgrade full electrical service (and split it into two separate panels) and a corroded water line that required emergency replacement all the way to the street in the middle of winter during record setting cold temps and a snow storm. 

Just don’t overpay on the Model since it will likely be fully upgraded, try to negotiate paying half the costs of the upgrades.

I work in the Home Performance industry as a contractor, we upgrade homes utilizing building science and focus on health, safety, building durability, energy efficiency and comfort.

Hopefully the labor and materials were broken out separate in the contract - If he's already purchased $25K in materials, have him give you the materials and receipts and reimburse him for the actual cost of the materials- So, basically, once he produces $25K in materials, give him $25K for those and then pro-rate the labor bid based on the amount of work he's already completed and give him that amount.

Then, upon turnover, they go gangbusters.I try to put in small upgrades once or twice a year.

I am paying heat (the boiler is not broken into separate billable zones yet).