I did decide to leave it in the kitchen due to it be commercial grade and surprisingly not as noticeable as you'd think.

There are many instances where there will be something that needs to be replaced or repaired per the insurance company and you will have "x" number days to repair after closing but as I mentioned usually this is discussed prior to closing so there are no surprises

It's kind of like the after 'surprise' when you flip.  

Implementation varies among HAs, but there shouldn't be many surprises.

If the property will produce a satisfactory cash-flow under our doom-and-gloom scenario, then most of our surprises should be pleasant.

No biggie for us as we bought at a good price, but dont let this come up as a surprise.

Keep in mind this is my first project, I am handy but Youtube answered most my questions.Outside, end unit.Old Kitchen, broken dishwasher.Day 1 patching holes, taking off cabinet doors for painting.Lovely surprise, rotted out floor under the leaky dishwasher.Starting to come together.

The two things I was surprised by with my first one were:10% cash deposit (not sure if this was just due to my cash offer or not)Made a cash offer but was using funds from a private investor.

It was similar to the price you've done it for, but still not surprised that someone would tell you 3x that....

You will need to do a lot of research on the contactor(s) and talk to their past clients and ask them about their experiences with regard to cost overruns, surprise extras, scheduling, etc.