Verify if there are any outstanding violations or issues that need to be addressed.Financial Analysis: Review the property's financial records, including income statements, expense reports, tax assessments, and utility bills.

Any contractor you get I'd recommend giving them the notice from the City so they can chase down the issues and/or see what all is needed from the City.

Trucking is the major cost.

To help with you issue of cash flow, consider the idea of financing your rehab budget with your hard money lender.

We have all seen times when the SFR market in high demand major metro areas like say SF and Silicon Valley where multiple offers are generally the rule not the exception.

I am having a lot of people come to me with lots of issues with these "turnkey" companies and the builders they use.

Do you feel there will be major appreciation (more than the rest of the country) in the near future?

You will likely get attitude, push back and a clear scenes of entitlement from them on all issues.

Presales could actually be a great way to raise gap funding, but buyers might only want to do this with major builders.

After a long absence BP due to health issues I am dipping my toes in the hard money lending business again.