I highly recommend installing Kwiset SmartKey locks that you can rekey yourself in seconds with a simple tool that's included with the lock.

I would suggest hiring someone who is non-biased; estimators are contracted by large firms, including GC's, all the time. hire a private claims adjuster.

@Alex Alvarez  In order to get a conventional loan and include commission income, it would have to be averaged over 2 years. 

There are more key members apart of this podcast family that I'm sure I'm missing and I thank you as well, this includes the BP community guest.

Rehab cost is $42,500 which includes all cosmetics plus a new open floor plan Kitchen, Bedroom, Pantry, and Laundry. 

Again the service provider delivers the bins.Although garbage service (which includes recycle service) is mandatory for all households in our municipality, yard debris service is optional. 

So if you make an inflated offer including closing costs and the property doesn't appraise, the deal has to be renegotiated if the buyer doesn't have the money to pay closing costs.You can also take a slightly higher interest rate in many cases and get a lender credit to cover closing costs (or a portion of costs).  

My wife’s uncle rents a 2 br over a garage and it includes 1 bay of the garage for $4400 per month.

Well...the Dayton Dragons baseball team has the most consistent sold out games of any sporting team in North America (startling fact), Warped Wing opened a second location, and a half dozen other breweries are now open in the city...Boston Stoker coffee is totally awesome and has several new locations (this is important because it's a key indicator for the successful revitalization of many cities...beer-food-coffee is key)...there is a river front development that is reminiscent of Columbus (which was awarded best on the country), there is big inner-city revitalization...I saw a developer by the name of Simms pre-sell 24 $500k "Brownstone" townhouses in the center of downtown (unheard of in Dayton)...there are 30 renovation projects going on downtown...and they now have a full time staff on the streets to keep the city clean...the population is on the increase for the first time since 1964....I mean this is pretty superficial, but it's every bit as important as economic indicators...there is a lot more to this...There are still "war zones" in abundance in Dayton and it's the Opiate Overdose capital of the USA...but getting better rapidly...just proceed with caution if you elect to invest there...a local subject matter expert is a must!

You want to include criteria the county assessor doesn't offer in their search tool.