I would think having a landlord or rental dwelling policy is a much higher cost to be mindful of.

My properties are listed on both, but I keep spreadsheets on "issues" their resolution and how much it cost to resolve them. 

If not I'd just put a new one in and eat the cost.

Partner Driven financed the Carriage Lane deal using its own capital, covering the $310,000 purchase price and $15,000 in renovation costs.

You might be asked to pay an extraordinary sum, maybe $5,000, for the program materials or to attend additional seminars and boot camps.Or, you might be tempted by a program that doesn’t cost much only to find out later it is bait to get you to purchase even more expensive products.

In a perfect world it will also allow me to input quotes as well as actual cost to complete each line item, so I can get better with each renovation.

yes, and no-cost basis.

Higher cost markets produce more equity gain for the value add.  

If so what is your cost to build per sq. ft.?

Without knowing the area really well it is hard to know how much of that is the cost of land baked in.