I had to get my 3rd party manager set up with multifamily flooring, painting, and supply vendors and different maintenance so that turns would be faster, more efficient and affordable.

I'm set to close on my first property on the 20th.  

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@Bob Collett There is no set amount.

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Have your electrician set this up prior to the 1st day of demo.  

The reason is because closing costs are not(by law) allowed to exceed a certain percentage, and under $35k it automatically does, because most banks closing costs are set.

You could try to isolate the central air value by running multiple sets of comps where the only difference is central air.  

Being that wholesaling is costing me more than it's making me... that would have been a viable option.Since I'm looking to make buy and hold my main objective, being a RE agent means tons of overhead.