(on things like flooring, cabinets, remodels, siding etc) I want to hear thoughts on going as cheap as possible, making the house look "high end" (possibly attracting higher end renters and charging more) or somewhere in the middle?

Let the prize be a SFM or MF, and there's an old saying "the house always win" :)

I bought a house to flip and just listed it to sell.

I was hoping I could learn more about the houses for sale or get better filters.

Would the intent of the buyer's non-refundable, earnest money deposit be on the assignment fee, payable to me, or for a deposit on the purchase price of the house.  

What of Fair Housing or is that just when it's being advertised for rent and insurance can do what they want, which is what they do anyway.Well, in any case, renting to a "student" isn't necessarily under the 25 age group. 

Two contributing factors are high construction costs and regulations that make obtaining a construction permit difficult.California already has a large housing shortage.

If they get 10 houses under contract to buy how many of them actually close?

I think they may be connected as the owner of ConnectLinx was bragging about a new student housing partnership, which, ironically, ShowMojo had just publicized on their feed.  

Oversubsidized overbuilt apartment buildings may continue to keep rent levels fixed or declining.