A lot of communities I’m in don’t have that many ‘all new’ flip type properties available, so the freshly updated offering results in multiple offers regardless of how similar it is.That being said - I’d be happy to hire or consult with an interior designer for $300-500, especially for kitchen or bathroom user design, but I don’t want that person recommending $2000 chandeliers or a new paint color for each room.

You can end up with a nice fresh white on your walls without re tiling.

And find a point outside that will allow the ejected water to flow away from the house.And I was going to suggest doing a fresh sewer line tap at the front of your house, via a path in the lower right hand area of the photo you posted.

I feel the lingering odor will hinder me from finding a tenant to rent this freshly renovated condo.Does anyone have any suggestions on how to eliminate the odor? 

a hydrostatic pressure test to should reveal any leaks in your sewer lines. those generally cost around $200(in DFW at least). and you are correct, a normal water bill would indicate you don't have a fresh water leak...I would call a plumbing company that specializes in slab leaks and have them perform the test. residential service companies will more than likely do it as well but their guy might not be very experienced and for this type of test it is very important that the actual plumber doing the test knows what he is doing...they are basically using a balloon and bicycle pump haha.

I've got a few properties with fresh loans I'd like to move under separate LLCs, I'm wondering if I should wait and if time will help my chances of not having the loan called due to transfer of ownership.Appreciate any experience on the topic.

Fresh exterior and interior paint. 2. 

As for interiors with out seeing them hard to tell, but outside of kitchens and baths (which can be expensive but do have the biggest positive impact on prospective tenants) we have found that fresh paint and new flooring makes a huge difference.

Well of course (Murphy's Law), their second day in the apartment, I get an email stating that there is water coming from under the toilet and not a fresh water spot on the kitchen ceiling.

My name is Andrew, a current investor/blogger looking to start building my assets and reducing my liabilities (I'm fresh off the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad")I currently work at a company that offers a very handsome "homebuyers program" which offers about $30,000 to be allocated towards the purchase of this across 10 years of "bonus money" (which becomes taxable income) ($7500 upfront total and $2500 for the 9 years after) allocated to employees as long as they meet these three conditions:1.