Because the shelf life of most furnishings is 1-3 years, and because you'll almost certainly give them away if you sell the home (i.e., they add no permanent value, and it's very much the norm for the buyer to not pay more or separately for them), I believe you need to have enough cashflow to earn back the furnishings spend in a year.

I understand residential financing, buying & selling, but I often hear there is more money to be made in commercial, but don't understand much.Should one start by finding a commercial lender first?

Hello Community, I'm seeking advice on how to approach an investor in my hometown who's looking to sell a list of properties, some of which are near one I already own.

You don't sell refrigerators to Eskimos, hair curlers to Nigerians, or rentals in a market with no renters.2. 

It should give you pause that a sub-100k duplex is hard to sell, while 300k duplexes receive 15 offers in 24 hours.

My clients just decided to sell the property instead.

That is when I will sell.

We couldn't reach a compromise, so finally I made the difficult decision to sell the place and give them 100% of the proceeds back.

These properties didn't sell at auction and can be then often immediately and refinanced depending on how long they have been on the list. 

@Angu Krishna guessing that this PMC is trying to sell you all their "bells & whistles".