If you're doing a full reno, the basement dig should've been a line item, and then you should be getting economy of scale with framing, drywall, mechanicals, etc.

Plastic blinds are the worst...the string pull mechanisms are junk; vertical blinds self-destroy themselves between constant motion from wind, and cheap plastic hanger guides.I have NEVER had a prospective Tenant comment negatively due to no curtains, and certainly never had one say it was a deal breaker.

I do this by looking at the age of the mechanicals, roof, driveway, sewer, appliances, etc. and comparing that to the average age for each item to see which ones may need replacing during my ownership.

I 100% agree with others that this is a relationship based business but I would caution placing too much emphasis without doing due diligence.

They clearly don't put a large emphasis on that aspect, perhaps because it's currently free, but be sure to consider that aspect before you move everything over there and/or consider the long term idea of scaling up.

A lot of the neighborhoods I was going to recommend have already been named off, I would put am emphasis on North Linden as I see some great opportunities there! 

IMO, these market mechanics will likely not happen until mid-2024 and even then will likely grind lower, slowly.

This is a good Life Insurance 101 that explains the basic mechanics of a permanent life insurance policy...https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/7595/77981-whole-life-vs-indexed-universal-life-life-insurance-101

The other hurdle is that the property is vacant will require significant rehab (mechanicals & cosmetics – structure is fine).My strategy right now is to get the property as cheaply as possible, defer payments for 6-12+ months in order to get renovations well under way and units starting to rent, and then make sure we can hit his number for a 5-10 year period of seller financing, after which we would own the property for well under market value.

Neighboring houses on the same street had completely different layouts, different mechanical systems, and differing degrees of functional obsolescence.