If your current furniture is nice and in good condition, you might leave a few pieces in the living room and/or a bedroom to "stage" it while you are showing it to prospective tenants, but don't leave any personal items. 

I would assume that it would be a much longer process if the client would prefer to go under contract as that home is in the final stages of construction.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

Are you accounting for other costs like commissions, staging, taxes, insurance, utilities?

It sets the stage for a project that could alter investment and development across the Westside for a generation.Impact on Grove Park: “We are continuing to monitor the scale of this investment,” said Debra Edelson, executive director of the Grove Park Foundation.

I've been told to start smaller on a first development deal as I'm in initial stages of planning for one.  

Don’t forget you have income once you secure a tenant so that goes to the plus while you are going through the refinance process.It’s really difficult to recoup 100% of your money at the refinance stage.

At least 2-3 per stage before jumping to the next step.

I’d think having a marketing professional as my tenant would be a big benefit if I could tap their resources for cheap or free to get my other properties rented faster (they know how to stage / put filters on photos to make everything more attractive)

You wouldn’t have the hassle of staging, photographing or most importantly showing the home yourself.