And a maxed line of credit will absolutely lower your credit score.

Ideally it would be a live-in flip since I am currently renting for another 10 months and I can do most of the work myself...I am analyzing deals so when the time comes I can have something lined up to move into when my lease ends.

The project involves taking apart approximately 300 feet of line and redoing the connections and recharging the systems. 2K to have it charged is absurd.

You can find both of their contact information on the RI Bar Association attorney directory.Adam has made presentations a couple of times over the past few years at the RI Real Estate Investors Group so he's definitely in the trenches with RE transactions and helping new investors.Adam is in North Providence and Doug is in Providence on the Cranston line and I've used both for years.

Adding mulch to flower/planter beds is good tooFor a single family home, a couple thousand dollar investment should yield a good curb appeal return. 

Seems like the most likely scenario is that he already has a buyer lined up and no matter what you do it might as well already be sold. 

My opinion- stay in their face and line of sight frequently.

You can't form an S Corp and run those expenses through to offset your W-2 net taxable for the same reason I can't form an S Corp and write off the cost of my new bed sheets and huaraches. 

There is a very fine line between successful incentive programs and disastrous programs, with the majority being the latter. 

For example, I see recently remodeled 2 bedroom units are going for ~$1,000, 1 beds going for $650+, and 3 units going for $1200-1400.