Depending on the area, they may make the room look much better for a lot less money than drywalling the ceiling and then you still have access to the pipes and wires up there.  

The money saved would allow me to better fund the rehab.Would appreciate opinions on forgoing a buyers real estate agent to represent me since I live there, know the market, and already have a relationship with the seller, have access to the property, etc. 

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Your main role is to ensure that the level of stuff is not causing maintenance issues and that you can get access when you need it. 

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I already gave them one warning about all of the above items ("excessive noise", unauthorized pet, parking violations, trash, all in one warning). 

Probably just the restrictions on the loan products that particular broker had access to at the time. 

If you can do a heloc and get access to that equity it will be very powerful.