Any help with the tech issues is also much appreciated!

This means what you think may be a good ARV today may be 10K or more off in 6 months, so understanding longer term expectations from inventory numbers in your specific location and average sales prices also play in to the mix.

And actually my question was directed to you since you're also in CA but I somehow mixed up your guy's names.

DUPLEX/TOWNHOUSE: MLS, I gave up my commission, seller only paid listor. with my current brokerage4. 5 MIXED USE BLDG: MLS as a realtor, represented myself (commercial), would have given up commission but ex-brokerage would frown. and my commercial mentor took a % cut.

I'd talk to a lending specialist for details and find out the mix of rentals vs. owner occ for the property you are looking at. 

The rest is a mix of upgrades dating from the '80s or '90s.

Adding a tile backsplash would be very easy as well, and tiling requires very little specialized tools - a notched trowel, a small bucket to mix the mortar up with, sponges to clean up afterwards. 

Each property was held in a different LLC, due to partnership mix.  

Go find another tech job or start my new RE related career?

I see that in more and more high end spec homes where they mix stained trim with painted trim, even on doors one side white.