In theory -  dressing up a house's finishes to be better than market CAN draw better tenants.My personal preference - aim to be par with market comps. 

Due to the paperwork involved and long draw request periods I'd prefer to start with referrals as it'd be hard to convince a normal contractor to agree to the terms.

The media is picking this up and drawing their own conclusions.

For your primary home you could draw on the equity and the refi will pay off the 7k.

My rental is located in the center of the city, which naturally draws more partiers and younger cohorts.

If she is expecting to get a check every month after you have reliable renter in and limited expenses...are you going to also have to take equal "draws" from that account and then move to a separate account of your own for "future investments?"

As stated above. My attorney fell through and I need a mew one to be my advocate for a few deals I’m working on. Yes I know I could google it but I’d much rather get a referral from someone whose actually had a good e...

They will be inspecting throughout the project to take draws on the rehab budget as well.

Is the seller willing to leave up to 6 months rent in escrow (until tenant) moves out and you can draw from that until that happens to get the deal done? 

- We also found a dog ball, the shoe, an old airplane bottle and door pin in the exact same spot.