negative cash flow is baked in day one since we are never renting them.  

If your contractor charged you one flat price for everything, then you need to either go to the GC and ask for a breakdown or use the receipts to do it yourself.

Take a 1/4 sheet finish sander in 100 grit to the flats of the doors of top cabinets.

That's why most contractors insist on "Flat Bid" contracts.

Redid the hardwood floors, painted inside and out, cleaned up the landscaping, put a metal roof on the carport (my husband did it himself with the help of my son because it was a flat roof!)

This includes everything from the cheapest of homes to the high end condos.Avg Rent2 Bedroom3 Bedroom2018$1,319$15082017$1,277$1,4952016$1,228$1,567These rents support a 3-4% increase in 2 bedrooms while the 3 bedrooms reduce and flat line.

@Milad Razavi I’d say pay a contractor a flat fee to just walk the property with you and pencil estimates

Recently purchased a 3 flat w/ illegal basement unit in the Chicago - Avondale area. 

Another roofer I used last summer for a $25k roof job told me they are flat out not taking any new roofs, that's how backed up they are... 

80/20 90/10 flat?