If you refinish it right this time, future refinishings will be cheaper and faster as they will only require a light sanding before poly (instead of a full sand).Don't paint the floors.

The lender Bay Equity is having issues at the underwriter level because they do not know how to accommodate for the income of the sister in their own country.

The actual margins are largely going to depend on the level of finish that your client intends to complete relative to comps - no need to put luxury finish in an area where the attention to detail may not be as well-appreciated and vice versa. 

The first level we are in the process of finishing and opening up a electric bike and kayak rental business out of, it is also 1850 sq ft on that level.

I'm the son of a retired CPA but not one myself, so my understanding of tax codes is only at a moderate theoretical level of why they are the way they are and how they work on a big scale, not the finite details to give true tax advice. 

Split level 1800 sf and need to refinish all the upstairs and tape / mud / finish the lower level.

Sign me up.Basically the same things i am already working on, just faster.

In the end, it's up to you and your comfort level.

Manufactured/modular homes have to be part of the solution - the lack of affordable housing in this country is at epidemic levels.  

Part of letting people is gradually teaching them the Code, and sometimes they add to it, too.Got a question for you guys...is it also true for you that the more pretentious the street name, the faster it gets a different nickname?