In my opinion you may get higher quality materials at other places besides Home Depot and Lowe’s that might up the ARV on the house and get you better offers.

As far as personal qualities goes:1) Quality of workmanship2) Quality of workmanship3) Quality of workmanship4) No Alcohol consumption on the job5) Dependable show ups6) Experience on a particular type of job (if semi-complicated such as countertop installs vs light bulb replacement)7) Doesn't need CONSTANT supervision or granular directions8) Pride of workmanship when finishedI picked these pics off of the internet to illustrate 7) and 8).This guy wouldn't be a good fit for me (although for some people he would) because "You didn't tell me you wanted it smoothed out Boss" or "That's the way it's done", or "That's all you paid for"--isn't what I'm looking for in a workman.Compare the above pic to the one below, that has been completed in a "Neat and workmanlike manner".

You really have to dig deep to see the quality of what you're purchasing and then base the value on that relative to what you already know/have.

My commercial buyers are mostly buying stabilized properties with high quality investment type grade retail tenants.

You need to make sure you find quality, experienced professionals.

Look for comparable properties (same age) with new finishes the same quality as what you would use.

On the flip side, we've never had this many quality contacts in such a short amount of time. 

It might help if people knew what the 10k grant is called and what is needed in order to quality for it. 

They have high quality property management and can assist to find deals. 

Your goals are great, just make sure you have specific steps in between. the problem is in my market people who buy duplex are low quality tenants and the demand for triplex and quads are low... tips?