I will have to provide and buy all the finishing (cabinets, countertops, tile, flooring, etc), but they demo and install everything.For the garage conversion, including the walk-in pantry and 2 bedrooms, the mini-split system, taking out the garage door and framing it and adding siding to look like the rest of the house, and add 1 window in each bedroom, the quote was $40k.I would love to get your opinions.  

An outlet wasn’t working that the previous tenant did not inform us about, that is valid and has been fixed.  

So the lessons here are that until rates come down, most houses for sale at current market rates will not cash flow (well) where they are worth buying in todays market. 

I'm a newbie investor, in the process of buying my first rental property. 

Buy a property(ies) as soon as you can.

If you are buying a new build, you are likely working with a builder's contract which is non-negotiable.

I have used Zillow and found it to provide reliable information, including criminal records. 

We have been studying many resources, and have found the most valuable information from the Bigger Pockets platforms.

What type of information are you looking for about section 8.

We do value design a lot and make sure that we have a great-looking color combo, but we buy mostly stock laminate.