- Treat contractors, lenders, agents, title folks, etc with respect and reward good work with referrals and continued business. 

Most folks who are buying with cash don't typically get an appraisal.

If you think you can only get $200/month extra from the rent... that's not a lot of room for error, should something go wrong or get broken and needs replacement.

Thank you folks!

Most folks just sign sales contracts in person or via docusign. 

Some folks could care less about this and think it would never happen, and other folks strongly suggest to never do this.

Anything extra is gravy at the end of the year. be conservative.2) Just model the potential increase into you numbers. 2%-5% annually3) Where in the loop?

When they call looking for a reference I make them to a bunch of extra stuff, too. 

We did not use any extra sub flooring but the existing flooring base was adequate. 

In Eastern Europe there were bathrooms in homes where the entire floor (plus most of the walls) was tiled like the shower, leading to a drain in the middle of the bathroom, meaning a shower curtain is a matter of preference (some people like to keep the steam in, or might have bathroom electronics out on the sink, but it's not considered "necessary" as it is in our "standard" bathrooms), so this isn't even necessarily limited to folks from the "3rd world."