Not sure if that makes any difference.

We made some adjustments to our pricing earlier this Summer 2022 to reflect some material pricing changes that we have seen.With that said, construction pricing can vary substantially based upon many factors including the project location, property type, specific SOW, material selections, contractors used, season of the year, etc.In fact, pricing can vary substantially from investor-to-investor and every investor will have different prices they use. 

The exception to this rule would be if you are planning to do a short term rental, in which case you should approach renovations with an entirely different philosophy.I run a meetup in downtown Matthews called South East Charlotte Real Estate Investors and would love to have you there - our next meetup is April 1st at Beer Temple in downtown Matthews.

Each lenders states that they can lend in are different but typically you don’t have to live in the state you’re purchasing the property and the lender can be located in an alternate state as well.

Watch American Greed episode on Remington financial and indgrid Robinson. different circumstances but kind of same fact pattern..

Is there a different way to look at this?

In both cases, the service provider is providing legal services, but what's contributed to the partnership in terms of value is vastly different.

Three different times he was late on rent by two weeks and we never charged him a late fee. 

He can definitely have a conversation with you and explain the different loan options available to us investors.

Quote from @Nathan M kiefer: Personally the hot tub is only a perk if we like the house so  as referenced here themed room and location win the day.hot tub is a blessing or a curse - either they are spotless or nasty and there seems to be no in between.We would never not rent a str because it did or didn't have a hot tub but if we had two similar places we would most likely book the property without the hot tub.we are different.