You also need to review the wording of the present contracts/leases as they may have a clause designed to thwart just such a move.Since I am in no way qualified to offer you legal advise, particularly in your jurisdiction on the left coast of another country, I would advise you check with your attorney on this matter before you complete your diligence and go firm on the deal.We have a condition in our agreements of purchase and sale whereby any contract/lease entered into by the Vendor once we have entered diligence (i.e. have an accepted offer), must be vetted and accepted by us before it can be signed.

My buddy is a designer/architect/contractor that does work primarily in the South Bay and Westside of Los Angeles, that's where I get my numbers from.

@Jennifer S.all retirement accounts are designed for you to build wealth in a tax-deferred to tax-free environment, to be used during the retirement. 

How many of your potential renters are interior designers?

I am currently a designer at a local residential architecture with over 25 years experience in all types of residential project.

They can design, print, etc. 

Where modern rustic/ post beam living design is a possibility within a mixed use venue...

If we need to replace a plank, we pull the damaged one up, and place the new one on the same adhesive.There are different grades of this as well, based on the protective coating on the surface.I'm using a medium color that looks like a rough sawn pine, the light oak didn't pass with my designer, and the darker color showed every footprint! 

It is possible to designate the seller contribution toward repairs.

Heck one of them even asks for feedback on design.