I just bought a house, and they had steel wool stuffed in every hole and crack I found.

I don't know how the large MF dev projects in progress/recently permitted will affect this.Do the demographics/psycho-graphics of new residents (Portland is still projected to have large pop growth/influx over next decade) conform to "Millennial Mindset" (not to pigeon-hole Millennials) about what ideal living is?

100% agree with Rick, only getting different quotes will let you know you're not getting ripped-off at least.You can tell a lot from a contractors quote and few qualifying questions and making sure you have no holes in your scope of work to level them.

I would counter with 100% monetary terms, whether that's a price reduction or a credit at closing.

I expect the interest rates and fees to put you in the hole so deep that there won't be enough equity left to BRRRR.

Salina, Sorry for your trouble.I'm having a similar problem in a SFH (Florida)- can only be described as a nightmare.Wish I could help but i have yet to find a plumber capable of fixing the crack / hole under the slab.

I think with vacation rental markets the best places that come to mind, aspen, jackson hole, Hawaii, 30a, Malibu etc those are all the elite places where the rich can buy and it doesn’t mater the price.

As I mentioned in my original post, we have been working towards reducing a lot of our debt in order to buy a duplex and in doing so we've gone down a bit of a rabbit hole of side gigs.

Cover with saran wrap, poke a few small holes in it and set it on the counter.

What level of dirty wall and holes in the wall do you consider it normal wear and tear?