Weaver  it's a bank or buyers appraisal the objective remains the same, get the highest number.

I am still looking for that 4th person to occupy the remaining bedroom.

It remains cheaper than Colorado Springs, but as we see growth up and down the front range, it stands that Pueblo may also benefit.

The thing that you do regardless of what market you chose is to build a plan of attack that gets you where you want to be, be sure to remain flexible in your approach as you learn from your experiences. 

The potential tax will just keep moving out and someday you will pay it or your estate will pass on a reset basis on the remaining properties.The possible fly in the ointment is that if the rates go up (currently they are low) and you push your gain off to the future. 

As a transaction broker we are not supposed to work for either party in a transaction at any time, yet remain completely neutral.

Sometimes a property will remain vacant because of market timing - like being mid-semester in a college town, or in the winter when the weather is challenging. 

Stay safe and remain blessed! 

I'd give the prospective tenant a choice, 1. one month longer than projected completion and they must vacate on that date because you will be finding a new tenant 30 days before they leave or 2. two month's extra and if there are delays for any reason you will allow them to remain until the house has a certificate of occupancy. 

I have a commercial real estate agent and engineering firm at the ready for all of this.The biggest wall I've hit is rounding up the remaining capital that will be needed to pull all of this together.