It has even held up pretty well during the numerous "corrections" we've had along the way.  

Thanks Scott,You obviously missed the moral of the article.I own numerous properties across the Bahamas along with the US.What does "retired" mean to you?

Stained concrete is just way too taste specific for a flip.I say stick to conventional flooring and finishes in the house, and if it makes sense for the flip/neighborhood to do a bonus space like a man cave or finished basement, then put the concrete floors in that space.Here's a few Houzz albums that might give you ideas for the rest of house:http://www.houzz.com/projects/1203985/alta-vista-r...http://www.houzz.com/projects/1172212/elite-remode...

@Jonathan LiThis is a great question.I'm a new REI and current contractor that works for numerous Larger multi family property owners (7 to 35 units) myself and so I was actually hoping to see someone else already have responded so I could actually gain something from it besides my thoughts and what experience watching clients gain wealth from tells me.Since that is not the case...Heres a newbie thought.Go with your gut or heart or mind...whatever is saying larger multi unit properties.

Of course you could buy 1-2 units and have them paid off, or you could use the $200,000 as a down payment on numerous properties, provide small upgrades to increase the value of the property and cash out refinance to repeat the method.

What was supposed to be a 5 week project was not only not finished after 6 months, but the quality of work was so poor that we are now having to go back and re-do many, many things.We found plumbing in walls that had not been soldered.We found a bathtub that had not been installed with any support framing.We found electrical running to nowhere, and full circuits non functional.We found incorrect grout used in bathrooms that was already cracking.We found sewer PVC fittings in walls not glued.We found shower valves installed too far back in walls and then tiled over so the hardware could not actually reach the valves, requiring us to rip into walls to re-do plumbing.We found they absolutely destroyed the wood floors.We found brand new bathtubs had been scratched, chipped, and gouged because they were not protected and people had been standing in/on them and dropping tools in/on them.We found exterior walls without insulation.We found numerous doors hung crooked or even hinge bound so they didn't swing smoothly.We found ceiling electrical just boarded over and hidden.We found double tapped circuit breakers.We found vinyl flooring laid right over screws sticking out of the old floor, so the vinyl plank flooring had bumps in it clear as day.

for my tenants in Ontario I've used RentCheck.ca numerous times in the past.

@Matthew Paul Yeah - it looks like there are NUMEROUS challenges with it.

Financials are a numerical summary of the story of the business and it is good to understand the big picture story.

I've used Starkey Mortgage on numerous refinances, including cash out.