I was told by a broker that nowadays foreclosures and short sales don't provide much of the expected discounts from retail price.

(This would explain why no reglazer would give warranty on a kitchen sink, and they all seem pretty pessimistic about the lifetime.)So it seems like reglazing is inappropriate for heavy-use sinks, like in the kitchen (it's still okay for bathtubs and bathroom sinks). 

I purchased the property with all new tile & carpet flooring, paint, windows, doors, kitchen appliances, granite counter tops in kitchen & bathroom, and fully furnished (some furnishing is outdated).

Reference the Bexar county property, I suspect that it will have to go through the auction process before the Tax office would entertain a discount in the taxes owed.

I live in McAllen and have been searching for discount properties through a direct marketing campaign and driving the city. 

I just renovated the bathroom because it was terribly outdated with cracked tiles and water leaking into the basement and I am planning on re-building the porch because it is a potential safety hazard.  

An investor will discount any offer they make if the wiring is not upgraded--you must get a good estimate of what the upgrade will cost and what the house is worth and decide if it is worth spending the money.

I mentioned this in another post today, but last year I spent 30 hours total on all of my places (not including ones that were being rehabbed, only those that were rented), and 25 of that was on one home's bathroom.

The kitchen is dated and there is ugly wallpaper on the bathroom walls.

Keep in mind, if you have both a Foremost policy and a Farmers policy, then you get multi-policy discounts from both.