You will usually spend more than building the property new from scratch.Having said that, let me suggest you look into a couple possibilities.1) Historic tax credits - you can often make a project that makes no sense financially work by applying for tax credits so you should look into that.2) Why do the windows need replaced and can you do it over time?

As an engineering firm we find very often that even though a property is in a flood zone on the map, the structures are built sitting above the flood level. 

As an investor, we often lose out to “homebuyers” because we won’t pay the same price.

She suddenly remembered wires that she had forgotten for her TV (she had 2x 5" holes cut out of the feature wall to hide her cables, without asking) so it was easier to have her reputable painter guy pop in and cover up the holes and remove her last items without me having to see her again.My fault for not just getting it done myself I suppose but she is the sort of tenant that uses Court Action in seemingly every sentence and was seen taking pictures of everything when she left and even took a picture of her notice taped to my front door so I was trying to minimize any court action by at least keeping her in the loop of all the damage so I could get her replies by text to use if she decided to challenge my return deposit amount.She did admit to the burns in the carpet (stupidly putting hot coals from the fire in a plastic home depot bucket) and argued that it wasn't cat urine but vomit as her cat had cancer (but obviously didn't think to clean them or have them professionally cleaned).  

ALWAYS BE TESTING (BUT NOT TO OFTEN)And that's mostly it.

This happens quite often with young tenants or people recently divorced.The Property Manager should be able to show you most information in the office.

If its an assignment, they often use the original contract price as the "value" for their LTV calculations so you have to come out of pocket for the assignment fee.

So basically being all in at %70-75 (Acquisition + Rehab) costs and I'm having a hard time finding agents that will want to work with you.Essentially, I worked hard sending dozen's of emails to top rated agents (because I'm buying out of state), researched by stats, sales etc. in several markets recently and most of them when I go to put in my offers according to the formula's above, It often seems that the agents are not working with you or for you sorta speak.

Bidding high on keywords proven to get you a reasonable CPA, testing ad copy more often, etc... 

Fayetteville real estate investing is pretty good, though recently it's getting MUCH more competitive than in past yearsnone of the good deals in Fayetteville stay on market long. your best bet is to talk to realtors and hunt the market often, when a deal comes you need to move lightning quick.