So, without wasting your time get enrolled yourself in Indus Edutrain which will show you the way of your success.

Just had a contractor try to tell me that the bid went over because I had them paint the basement walls.

The townhouses are fee simple, and you own the structure & the land beneath the structure as opposed to only the "walls in".  

If not, it'd be best to share which city this is in so locals can chime in.If this is in SD, there are a number of active multi-family buy-and-hold folks (myself included) active on BP who I'm sure would be willing to help make it happen for you.And, to your question, your next step is to figure out how likely it is you can get it under contract - in the current market, it's common to waste time thinking about things that are off the market in no time or won't actually get under contract for whatever reason.

Well, the money spent is a capital expense so you will be able to depreciate it on the property, so it's not as if it's wasted.

Normally, this is enough to get the listing agent motivated to get you a concession (they don't like having to waste time filing a useless police report, but they're obligated to do it if you make a big deal about it).Ultimately, I think you can get something in return. 

Many of those will own their own homes, but my strong suspicion is there are at least 5% of that number who would need to rent an apartment without the risk of wasting application fees due to a particular genre of felony from their past.

These are a waste of time:@Jay HinrichsMy "pearls" have to do with developing the right referral relationships.  

If you are going turnkey, then the best way to be successful is to address everything and by everything I mean more then what is inside the 4 walls of the house.  

I would like to tear down the 2 walls that make up the "formal dining" area so that there is a much better flow between the kitchen and living area.