I would for sure get ahold of some reliable licensed insured and bonded contractors who are knowledgeable and can provide you with previous work experience and call atleast 5-7 references.

Until we can raise enough knowledge, street Cred and capital to get into the medium to large multi-family where commercial financing makes sense.

How can I work around this so that the seller is able to have an extra month after closing to move to a different place to live?

The math is all the really matters, along with some knowledge of the area helps.

I only mention this for background info as I have a very deep knowledge base in finance and in all business sizes.

@Eric LeBlancWe have done well investing in the Spring area - One thing that helped our bottom line was to reduce our expenses by investing in areas that have lower tax rates - we moved completely out of Harris County to Montgomery County and found further savings by buying in neighborhoods without a MUD tax - we effectively reduced our expenses by one percent or more (which is like having an extra month of rent).Good Luck and Happy Investing,

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

Neighbor sharing the wall did a remodel of bathroom and kitchen (both along the wall) without the HOA knowledge/approval.

Knowledge is power, please anyone with experience feel free to leave some wisdom!!

I understand you're just checking to see what other criteria people may be using, but it's a risk to change your criteria in the middle of the process AND you've posted it on BP which makes it public knowledge now.