The first property with the title problem turned out to be an even simpler answer when I asked the right person, a seasoned investor and long time customer/friend.

Upgraded homes have custom cabinets that are using real wood for the cabinets but they can be pricey.

The neighborhood is nice (all homes built after 2000) but not all custom like this home. 

.* Get a good lease ( you can find one here on BP) or have your attorney draft one, or use a generic one from Staples and add a few or a lot of addendums to try to customize it.* Select your tenants VERY VERY carefully!

Guy Varble said, “I use a property management software called R E N T E C D I R E C T and I just click the "syndicate" button and my property gets blasted out everywhere.

.~$450kSoil engineer $5kStructure Engineer 10kArchitecture $20kPlanning department $5kSchool Fee $6kPermit Fee $7kExtra time for inspection 2KFoundation/Framing $140k Electrical $20kPlumbing $15kStucco $25kRoof $15kInsulation and sheet rock $25Paint $8kFlooring $10kAC/Heat Cental Air $25kGeneral contractor for bathroom/kitchen/crown molding/ trace ceiling/led lights/cosmetic and custom design $40kCustom milguard windows/sliding door/doors/title hardwood floor/cabinet/quart/ all the finished material $50Land scape and clean up $15kThe price above I hired each contractors to do each Job because they are specialized in their job.

Now, contrast that with creating a custom site: find a web programmer, hope he is pretty good and doesn't create spaghetti code, when something changes or breaks have to deal with that person again.

A custom home builder I know has experienced the same thing and the last couple of years his business has exploded to the point he now has 2-3 super's, office staff, and a CM with plans to expand into another city.

I have a 'custom' Excel sheet that I made from various 'guru' courses that works well incorporating comps, profit, holding costs, renos, labour costs, etc.

Hand tools and power tools get buttoned up and brought back to the shop daily, which makes it super easy for my lead carpenter to keep a running inventory.