My question is, would I be better off trying to paint and prep this house or would it be better to look into vinyl siding or some other siding material to cover over the existing siding.

On the new construction front, there are a lot of build-to-rent deals because of cheap money but many of the power builders for retail buyers are slowing down due to increase in material costs, softening of the market, and lack of quality labor.This is my assessment of the Metro Chicagoland Area.

Beyond that I'm considering doing testimonial videos as promotional material to prep interested customers.

I suggest this over pure finance (something very heavy in econ, statistics, and calc) because that's the curriculum I studied and have found the non finance (marketing, business law, management science, accounting) material very useful.

Just cause you're the latest of a string of people asking for these deals, I'm going to plop this here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/746959-accredited-investor-definition?

It’s the delta that affects it (assuming the makeup of the material is consistent in both cases).

Maybe they are just trying to pocket money for themselves selling “course training” material.

She cannot negotiate or act as fiduciary - she simply communicates the facts to both parties, which includes material defects, etc.If you want full agency representation, perhaps your broker would split the earned commission with a licensed colleague (her office or another) and have the colleague represent the buyer? 

Temporarily wrap the crown with plastic material to prevent water leaking because It's cold now so crown rebuild can not be done until weather is right/warm enough4. 

DIYers can save an immense amount of money on kitchens and bathrooms in rental properties, while using materials that will last far longer and take a lot more abuse than what you usually find in these apartments when they're run by hands-off investors.Most cases, I am my own salvage group.