@Diana Martinez Haste makes waste.

I think most investors see the writing on the wall and anyone who was planning to exit in the next 1-5 years realizes now is probably the time to do it.

Carpenter: Frame in a few doors, close a door into a wall, open a wall into a door, add height to garage door opening, drywall to removed wallsIf anyone has recommendations I would love to hear them.

How much time, money, and confidence do you waste when you don't close a deal and have to start from scratch again?  

How much time, money, and confidence do you waste when you don't close a deal and have to start from scratch again?  

I do this, and recommend you do going forward, is take a video walkthrough of the house between tenants including inside and outside of dishwashers, all appliances, floors rooms walls everything etc.

Many solid and popular books about rental property investing have already been recommended here, so I'll suggest some less obvious reads...Liar's Poker (Michael Lewis) for pure entertainment and a primer on how Wall Street supports liquidity in the housing market.Home (Witold Rybczynski) to appreciate the many different ways people want to live inside their homes.What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow (Frank Gallinelli) to understand when and how to deploy key financial metrics to make better decisions.Handyman In-Your-Pocket (Richard Young & Thomas Glover) to be your own handyman and/or check up on contractors and subs you hire to work on your rentals.Have fun and don't forget that you'll learn more by doing your first actual deal than you will from all the books in the world.

I am doing a flip that has a 480 square foot room off the kitchen, 4 windows, double exit door, sub floor, dry walled, heating vents, electrical outlets.

If the equipment is older than 10 years, I would say stop wasting money on repairs and get it replaced (you may be able to reuse the existing outside compressor it uses R410a refrigerant, but if its R22, it junk).The way they left it, it is not operational for either heat or cooling.Personally, I would review what you paid to the original HVAC company and see how they took advantage of you.

I think that's the thing that I'm most apprehensive about, besides wasting my time, or getting burnt on a deal.