Added separate supply lines so there will be stackable washer and dryers in both units.

Granted the bay area is a high demand/low supply rental market so you will generally see a lot more interest in general.

It was referring to the fact that all real estate markets are different, and following.. the employment, income, demographics, supply of land & housing, desirability, demand, etc. in that particular local market will determine what happens there..

(I base this on a house that was soaked with dog pee, kid pee & 20 years of cigarette smoke!)

this since, all that there is not much supply, home prices are not going up rather I have noted that they are stable. 

Depends on what they are smoking............ : )First step is make sure it is cigarette smoke and not some other kind of drug which is more expensive and much harder to remove from the property.If it's just cigarettes the extent of the cleanup will be relative to length of time smoking in the house and the frequency.It is labor intensive and does cost quite a bit of money so figure that into your offer price. 

Hard money might be a good option for you, but with only 10k it might not be enough unless you have a smoking hot deal.  

Replace all wiring/plumbing for critical systems such as sprinklers and smoke detectors regardless of appearance.

He needs to have connections with other trades in the area, vendors, etc.Last piece of advice, make this person get all supplies, materials in his or her name, not yours.  

http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHighlights are:Single-family home sales fell 10.2 percent compared to October 2014, marking the fifth and steepest decline of 2015;Total property sales dropped 12.1 percent (7,026 units);Total dollar volume decreased 8.3 percent to $1.8 billion;At $271,648, the single-family home average price reached a record high for an October;At $205,000, the single-family home median price also achieved a record October high;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.5-months supply versus 2.8 months a year earlier;Townhomes/condominium sales dropped 17.3 percent with the average price flat at $196,242 and the median price down 1.0 percent to $146,500;Leases of single-family homes rose 4.1 percent with rents remaining unchanged at $1,708;Leases of townhomes/condominiums jumped 12.4 percent with rents sliding 5.0 percent to $1,510.