They will appraise the house post remodel conservatively.

Few people want to buy remodeled homes with terrible schools or rampant crime.  

Jessica Hood, your remodel looks beautiful.

If, however, your rehab consists of paint, carpet, appliances, kitchen and bathroom remodeling, you can do that yourself and present receipts or invoices to Lender to have repair escrow funds released.Hope that helps!

We are about half way through the remodel now, but are seriously behind schedule. 

Over the years I have found that doing your own rehab/remodel is very different than working for a client.

We got a full remodel, rents were paid the whole time and during the process we actually made some changes like adding over head lighting and outlets.

Also, it is often tiered with lower rates per thousand gallons for relatively low usage, but can escalate dramatically for high usage (heavy lawn/landscape watering, pool refills, leaky toilets, etc.),  Sewage is usually a multiplier of the water usage.  

Completely remodeled inside and out.

The homeowners make out well, because the show basically pays for their remodel.