JIm you have obviously note been out to the high deserts of the west.. towns are 50 to 100 miles apart or farther in many instances.. there are only dirt roads if any roads.. and there is no utls.. wells can be 1000 feet deep or deeper and well who wants to live in the middle of no where .. nearest shopping could be 30 to minutes to an hour or more.. etc etc. 

Will I be better off buying as an individual if pulling money out is apart of my goal?

I'm trying to figure out what is the proper way to get an estimated ARV after renovation of an apartment building. 

Here are a couple to start with: I simply got these off the web so I have no idea how reputable they are but try them and see Bankers Title Corporation Parque Centro 1500 San Juan, PR 00918 787 * 753 * 0339 Efrain Tirado Appraisal Group P S C 1431 Avenue Ponce De Leon 801 San Juan, PR 00907 Estudios De Titulo Ana Echevarria Investigacion 102 Torres San Crst 204 Ponce, PR 00780 Finca Galateo Limited Partnership 207 Calle Tetuan San Juan, PR 00901 Garcia Andres Rivera 555 Prira Leal Street Apartment 201 San Juan, PR 00923 787   531-1179 Ocean Park L P 207 Calle Tetuan San Juan, PR 00901 San Juan Abstract Seguro Titulos 259 Calle Chile San Juan, PR 00917 William Negron Quinones 402 Calle 2 San Juan, PR 00923

I'm looking for a sample scope of work for a 20 unit multi-family apartment. 

Get more specific with what you are looking to do and maybe i've got a guy or two for ya but I don't want to send you a SF agent if you're wanting to do large apartment complexes.  

We didn't have a final walk-through because he left town (he won't be moving across the street for a few weeks).In addition to leaving a big ugly mess (including rocks and turtle crap in the bathtub, which i mention only because it's original) and leaving behind huge furniture in this third-floor apartment, there are two much bigger deals:1) I believe he has sabotaged the plumbing.

I'm talking about Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando markets specifically.

I've also been told that vacancy rates on a 3 bedroom apartment are actually higher than a 2/2 - so the reality might be that going 3 bedroom would actually be worse off economically once you factor that in. 

I've been listening to podcasts fiendishly and reading articles and forum posts, but have yet to buy an investment property.Just coming out of lurking to introduce myself.I'm leaning towards a BRRRR strategy for apartments, in and around Sacramento or out-of-state (Texas).Gathering up my funds and knowledge for now.Thanks for sharing al the incredible information!