Not in Honolulu, but rents for a typical 1 or 2 BR are not that much different in some cases :) Also, not talking about paying at or above retail realtor prices.

@Evan Ventura,People here on BP have also successfully used the cheap IKEA countertops (around $75-99 for a piece). at that price they where treated as expendables (one per tenant), and some even reported getting the install time with demo at 2-4 hours.for the other, you need to "waterproof" the common points of water entry:-caulk between the wall and countertop-use varnish on points contacting sink-use good glue near the oven/range since the usual pressure-activated glue does not fare well with heat

I know that some rental applications platforms use it in order to provide landlords with applicants' credit reports and background checks.

Zillow recently reported the top selling kitchen color to be wheat...how they arrived at that I can't imagine.  

Typically no you would not be reimbursed for improvements but I don't  know the specifics of SC law.

 I use Expensify to track my expenses and the app allows you to snap a photo, categorize, and label expenses and then you can just send your accountant (or yourself) an expense report at the end of the year.

If he fudged on income, make him a lower offer based on what he reported:)You might not believe this, but people lie in this business!

It's completely normal for a title company about to issue a title insurance policy to discover something during their due diligence, that you didn't see when you pulled a title report for the exact same property from the exact same title company. 

Prepare a loan agreement and report the interest that the C Corp will receive from the LLC. 

Community banks typically require the deals they fund be a 1 hr drive from the bank unless you have a lot of $$ parked at some more distant bank.