I do know changes to zillow are happening on the agent side soon where reviews and feedback will push you either up or down the ladder 

I’ll have to keep everyone posted on my experience.

@Mad Dendukuri easy solution - tell the tenant you can't afford to do flooring AND put them up somewhere, so deal is off.Either they will be reasonable or show themselves to be greedy and someone you should get rid of.

Thanks Jonathan - do you have recommendation on if it's best then to flip in this market?

You mention using the funds as a down-payment on a property. 

To be safe, consider starting with standard percentages or slightly reduced figures until you have reliable data on the property’s performance.

@Arron Paulino you can find some great information online (youtube) from Pace Morby on this subject. 

Are you building on slabs, crawlspaces, or basements?

But you can't stay on title. 

We have been swept by the influencers touting the benefits of cost seg, so we are wondering how come nobody ever mentioned that it might not fully appy during the first year in service.You relied on two almost equally awful sources of information: influencers and IRS publications.