In Miami, we all know how people use rented cars, boats and houses to give themselves credibility.  5k for me is pocket change but I never like to spend money on a losing investment. 

Spend the $25,000 on a deal not a consultant.

So I want to make it an enjoyable and comfortable experience but I dont want to spend too much

First, what does your lease say about pest/rodent control? 

@Joe Villeneuve around 300K of equity in the houseSell the house, take the equity, spend it or use it on your next house where you are moving to. 

This reminds me of the discussion around pricing things at $x.99 instead of $x+1.00.EXAMPLE: $4.99 instead of $5.00Everyone "knows" that the price in the example is basically $5.So, why do billion dollar companies, spending more on marketing departments than everyone's combined income on this thread, STILL use the $x.99 pricing format?

Only spend 2 hours on it.  

Basically, flip partnerships suck unless you spend a long time being clear about the roles and payouts, etc.

Now consider this: all the groups people are spending fortunes to target—foreclosures, absentee owners, probate leads, tax liens—what do they have in common?

I'd also spend some money in direct marketing to get more sellers, and either wholesale those deals or buy them myself.