It's human nature to max out their affordability when buying a home.

Conservation can both be a savings and a loss to the utility; it depends on the nature of the utility and where they are on their sawtooth.

Being a GC its natural for me to want to do all of the hiring of subs and oversight.  

Aside from the natural increases (2.5%) you can get vacancy increases but then you need to encourage folks to leave.

Lot of people would recommend the places where they invest in, which is natural.

It really depends on the type of foundation and nature of the problem.

It changes the nature of the loan because it's owner occupied rather than an investment property. 

I am more than willing to lend a hand if i can do some job shadowing with a general contractor or something of that nature. i am one of the hardest workers you will ever meet so you don't need to worry about some slacker hanging around playing on their phone.

You think it will be hard to rent a place out where an old person died of natural causes?

Also, turnover costs can be amortized over the term of the tenant's stay.Compute your costs accurately, keep plenty of reserves, and check the nature of your expenses.