It can be extremely hard to get approval for projects like this

If I add a bath I could split the unit and house hack, however I don’t see it covering all of my housing costs/renovation cost at least for some time.

The units would likely have to be vacant for me to do the level of renovations I'd like.

Generally, the law requires that buildings undergo structural inspections every 10 years, once the building turns 30 years old, and that the building association proves it has adequate reserves to repair / replace anything that is flagged in inspections or projected as a needed repair in a timely manner. 

Hello experienced BP REIs, do you have any recommendations for DECENT, DEPENDABLE, HONEST and RELIABLE EXPERT CONTRACTORS (you've worked with in the past) in the HOUSTON, TX. area? Also, what REI friendly Real Estate ...

That way you can see the individual profitability for each of your projects and compare which ones did better and which did worse.

The Intel plant alone is projected to bring in additional 35,000 people and there is already a housing shortage. 

The room we use has a projection screen TV, that I connect my computer to.

Then, run your numbers on the potential STR income - what are your expenses going to be (they will be more), and what is your projected income based on looking at competition in your area on the sites?

These same owners get mad when we do not start the project at risk and get mad at us instead of themselves.For internal teams, it would be that there is always so much stuff going on and frequently no person is able to be made accountable for the work that is or is not completed.