Thank you both, Matt Lefebvre and Colton Cook .

What a jack pot of information!

Because we will have to not have access to the house for a full 24 hour period (this includes our way to cook, sleep, and have shelter for us and animals) per the ability afforded on the lease, we will be deducting $50 in full for the travel costs to stay with a family member.

It seems like a no-brainer to use it, but as the primary cook and kitchen user, I absolutely do not want to stand on concrete for an hour or two a day. 

The finishes are awesome, the kitchen looks fantastic for the square footage, very cook and family friendly....I just love the new kitchens look with only shelves on top and cabinets only on the bottom, it's just such a cleaner, very cool look, definitely the way I'll be going in my new kitchen.

No need to point out the issues one by one as others have done that  Are you an active investor or just taking pot shots from the sidelines?

When we walked into the occupied unit, the smell of pot was rough.

When you have other "hands-in-the-pot-(so-called "Perks") handled by other entities, then the tenant has an excuse to tell the landlord the reason their rent is late or has not been received is due to the party handling collecting their rent payments. 

Steve Cook was hugely successful selling to his 5 prime buyers all the time and I'd love to be able to emulate that.

I now live and invest in Charlotte, NC and when i did texture on my first rehab in charlotte i had prospects walking in asking me "what that crap is on the wall"  .... needless to say most of the houses in the price point i was dealing in in Charlotte had smooth walls..I still prefer the look of texture but do smooth walls for all my properties... a chef cooks what is ordered not what he likes to eat :)