We took the first offer that we got, we did not want to take a chance.

Offering preferred return?

With that amount of equity you'd likely qualify for a HELOC on your primary residence to access that equity to buy an investment property or to buy a new primary and rent out your current home - the latter is what I do personally and all of this is what I offer my clients professionally. 

Instead, they typically employ a sales comparison approach to determine the property's worth, using the income to calculate the DSCR, which usually needs to exceed 1.0 for most lenders.Assuming you have a solid track record with the property and there's enough equity in the deal, leveraging the After Repair Value (ARV) on a sales comparison evaluation could enable you to refinance into a bridge loan until the necessary work is completed.Maybe a mortgage broker specializing in traditional loans could offer insights into construction-to-permanent loans

I would be interested in talking to you to offer some tips and advice and find out your REI portfolio goals.

Others should join in on offering their service.

Offer to let them out of the lease, refund the deposit, refund the unused portion of rent, or whatever.

Hi Everyone, thank you very much for taking the time to offer your thoughts and insight.

.* Call local property mgr's and/or ask for referrals from your relator friends/associates, and ask them for referrals - sometimes they will be nice enough to offer helpful advice, especially, if you tell them you will consider using them when you turn the house into a rental in a yearAs a 27yr appraiser and Realtor/Broker, the paint job has minimal affect on the value, unless it is so bad that I have to mark it down in quality and/or condition.

Additionally, depending on your unique requirements and tastes, speaking with a local real estate agent might offer insightful advice.If you have more specific criteria or questions about any of these areas, feel free to share, and I can provide more targeted information.