A landlord may end up needing to put in $2 per square foot of leased space in improvements to get a space leased.

It costs about $20 a foot so it's not terribly more than their prefab stuff.  

The bank wants its money,all of it.If it was a bank foreclosure sale it would be handled by the court and usually done at a courthouse or other designated area.The bank will always bid first for the full amount of what is owed and you have to beat it or let them take it back and negotiate directly with the bank for a lower price.If that's not exactly what's happening here I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.Go back to the bank and get more information and verify the bank is or is not foreclosing on the property at this time.

These tasks are normally completed by a property management company (PM), paid with HOA dues.b) When an HOA home is sold a PM Transfer Fee is charged to the seller (or buyer).

Hoping to follow in your foot steps soon! 

It is normally very hard to cut ties at this stage of the process because you already have a price on the whole job and it is much more expensive to have another contractor come in and finish.  

That normally means the opening bid will be drastically reduced and it will be auctioned again. 

My degree got me a foot in the door at a real estate company and I have worked my way up.

But I genuinely enjoy real estate and have been waiting a long time to get my foot in the door.

Normally refinancing takes a few years to recover your closing costs.