Is this something I should ensure gets taken care of before closing?

Like @David Krulac I fall in-between the polar points expressed here.Though we hold mostly multi-family properties, we do have a few SFRs which are student rentals at this time.In the case of a property that may be sold to a retail buyer, I agree that you would wait until you were preparing for disposition to affect the final cosmetic renewal and possible quality upgrades (i.e. moving to soap stone counters in the kitchen).That said, we look to affect efficiency retrofits early in our ownership of a property - usually at the first opportunity provided by turnover.

Looking to maximize IT to aid me in becoming more efficient in moving in on real estate deals, and my experience in construction to give me a leg up in making flips profitable.Have a good friend who I partner up with, whose background is in investment banking.

We discussed putting a lien on the property for the rehab costs which is fine but being that there is already a loan on the property how can I ensure that my interest in the property will not go away if the contractor defaults on the hard money loan?

Are there any NEW cost efficient and effective means of finding motivated sellers?

My only issue is that there seems to be more intangibles involved in the business model (hourly rentals, efficient use of space, different subscription tiers etc), whereas with office suites and ppsq the numbers seem a bit more easy for me to wrap me head around.

Their success depends not so much on market movements as on market efficiency, liquidity, momentum and so forth.

Heating costs are really a killer in Maine so I'm going to focus on improving the energy efficiency by replacing the old windows and insulating the attic.

I am an advocate for technology and prefer to use the most efficient means available.

I wanted to ensure the boilers and furnaces were working.