There's a lot of fantastic people on here and tons of knowledge and wisdom to consume!

Insulate, add electrical, mini-split ac, and possibly plumbing, as desired, drywall, tape and paint, put built-in cab's on one side if you want, hang the tv, speakers, etc, install bi-fold/multi-fold doors on the side leading to a patio, and replace the garage door with an insulated one keeping the track and removing the motor, or install a carriage type garage door into the existing garage opening.

I'm based in Dallas.Not really mate, "people buy people" and I never was a fan of "promoting" my business or selling crap from stage.But now that I think of it, might get some branded stand up banners, quick fold up picnic table, 3 pretty ladies and just have a set up in the lobby hahaJokes

And people can do whatever they want...but most of us use lenders that will lend up to a certain point with $0 out of pocket. 

You will need good people to help make you successful.

We use the extension form currently but I am thinking about changing that and having people sign a whole new lease every time.

That takes a lot of time, probably a couple hundred dollars, and there's a good chance they have no evidence to support their claim, whereas you can show pictures or video.Document everything, follow the law, and treat people honestly and fairly.

We have ~100 people in the room every month.

Start with propstream and use a tool like Lead Sherpa to skip trace it and add phone numbers.

Telling people it makes a lot of money doesn't mean anything to a real investor.