The biggest rehab projects were redoing the flooring (with sound barrier underlayment) on the whole house, upgrading the addition on the upstairs to match the quality of the rest of the house, hanging drywall & sound board on the ceiling of the basement and upgrading the basement kitchen/bathroom.

You should be able to find a contractor that will install a complete system and do a quality job for $6,000 or less.

And the quality of our state and local services is among the very worst in more areas than I can count.

Hi @Jake Drappi, I can't speak to oil tanks at all, but regarding due diligence on this purchase I'd recommend having a full-blown home inspection done on the property by a quality home inspector. 

All real estate is local and as long as you make sound judgments on the quality of the investment and conservative with your numbers, you will be fine.

You don't gain any added guarantee of the quality of the person you choose, just because they live next dor.3 - Better deals. 

That way you still get quality tenants that will pay their rents.

Find a contractor who knows what buyers want and does quality work.

What type of weather do you prefer, that plays a factor as well.Moral of this story:  Go for quality of life - you only have one!

We have known each other for almost 20 years and we all have unique qualities that we bring to the team.