Are you expecting to dispute it?

If you rented it with a dryer, the tenants will expect a dryer. 

I own the lot free and clear (~33k), I expect construction costs to be around 185k - 200k. 

With the current political climate and election campaigning next year, I expect to have a lull in the market over the next year so I'm expecting more opportunities after this Spring/Summer season is over.

If he fails, that would be an issue.PS, make sure you don’t share anything you find in your screening process with your current tenant as that would violate expectations of privacy and could be a lawsuit.

Do you expect a tenant to want to sign a lease that would run past the date you want to move back in?

I am trying to keep my expectations realistic.

We just finished our first live in renovation (I would say flip but let's just say the first one took more time and money than expected... surprise, surprise).

I know this will definitely be a process and am not expecting over night results.

I don’t expect (not do I want) every job and asume most owners are getting second opinions.However, I would not perform an estimate with another foundation repair company at the same house at the same time.