Interior work included refinishing hardwood floors, painting, laying new tile, and installing new light fixtures.

I have a PM for the property in my own town as well. 

It's tough when there is only one property of any type and multiple applicants so remember if it's not out of your scope to get them set in a right direction as well if there are multiple qualified applicants.Best to you Jake, stay safe!

Well at least that was a year ago.  

We are planning much more site visits as well. 

All Banks & Lenders are different as well as which program you used to buy the home.

Maybe local investors as well who want real estate safety vs stock market or commodity risk.   

if you buy a property at market price in a good neighborhood - you will break even or lose money.and in general, if you're serious about this, i'd recommend going to your chosen market in person, probably multiple times, to set up your team. 

When I rehabbed the basement I tore out the existing drywall ceiling and added sound-proofing insulation followed by a 5/8" fire-rated drywall thinking that would be enough, but apparently the tenants can hear us walking, the dogs claws (we have hardwoods) as well as the TV.

Now the minimum standards your basement has to hit for it to be able to count as assessed sqft not estimated is a height of 7 ft, a point of egress (bilco doors) and a window usually in the rear, It's one of those things where if your going to go through the process of digging out a basement you might as well go for it and dig it deeper then 7 and closer to 8 ft so you actually stand out compared to the competition.Now the other side of this coin which I would suggest is if you're willing to spend 40-50k on a basement dig, consider adding a 3rd story addition if your a 2 story (think master suite, walk in closet, master bath) or an addition off the back and add a roof deck if your a 3 story (either master suite or just additional bedroom).