If an investor buys a property to speculate on values (without installing a tenant) he removes some supply from the equation.

If the concrete floors are not perfect, you can always have your tile guy use a self leveling cement before you install the tile. 

The purpose of the Limestone is to install it on the exterior steps of a property that I am renovating.

Have you heard of any products that can install on slate? 

(there's a diy bridge connecting the house to the apartment which will most likely be removed.Within the small neighborhood, only a few streets away have been nearly 20 homes sold in the last 6 months, and only two sold under 200k, most 220+, all of them single story, most 3 bed 2 bath, several are new construction.my short term goal is to own and rent the apartment and live in the main house for the rent to cover expenses, no positive cashflow necessary, but appreciated.the house is in need of extensive repair, it's on block foundation, but not in a flood plain and did not flood in hurricane harvey, (I'm in houston). obvious potentials due to original construction being in 1950 is asbestos, rewiring entire house/upgrade, redoing all plumbing, replacing most windows, hopefully not a complete install, and it has no central hvac.

Any companies that will pay a deposit instead of a renter, and the renter pays back in installments?

Any companies that will pay a deposit instead of a renter, and the renter pays back in installments?

Any companies that will pay a deposit instead of a renter, and the renter pays back in installments?

They were good tenants but they installed 2 different kinds of child locks on the kitchen cabinets (without permission) and when they were removed they left damage. 

The things that affected payout were number of units, cost per load and who controlled this, contract length, and ability of people to install laundry in their units.We ended up taking a deal that paid us around 45%, with us completely controlling the per load pricing, the company agreeing to install newer more energy efficient machines, and the HOA agreeing to prohibit laundry in individual units (which was already a rule).