We expect this to bring an influx of people to fill jobs which in turn should raise property values as well.  

The lesson that I learned was never to fall in love with the property and to let property managers do their job because that’s what they’re hired for.

To me, that's why I have used my own money in the past - to get the job done. 

Contractors tend to be a revolving door so it is always good to have multiple bids on a job. 

Is it super common there?

-small job $1300.

Within that, I have lenders that I work with that range from 12-month, to 6 months (most common), one that does 3 months and another that will do no seasoning as long as you can show that you completed rehab to the property. 

This is a complete gut job, so everything from the pipes up is new. 

That could be IRA's, side jobs, and whatever other investing..

The most common strategy here would be to do:1.