I am thinking of the following themes: Abundance, prosperity, improving quality of life/neighborhoods/properties, integrity.

The tenants are now gone and we pulled up all the carpet, had the vents cleaned, used an ozone generator and we still have an odor coming from the cold air vents. 

I still got the appraisal I needed when all was said and done, without doing anything to the outside other than removing the dumpster and cleaning up a little.

Much stress.Other than cleaning, we didn't do much to the property, except paint the interior and replaced electrical fixtures, which we mostly did ourselves (I'm not an electrician but youtube is awesome!). 

Also, I would like to hear (or read rather) recommendations on quality contractors and home inspectors.

.- When the unit has passed a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection as required by HUD, the resident will sign the lease with the landlord and take possession.

Both are financially strong ( all of our investors are accredited) and have other relationships with the banks.There are also some smallish private equity funds that will lend at interest rates in the 8-9% range on portfolios of notes, minimum loan size starts at $1,000,000 with 60% max LTV.In both instances the lenders want to see the quality and performance of the underlying notes being used as collateral.

@Austin Works I would continue to use top quality finishes.

They have some good quality agents......Juliana Matter and Federico Guitirezz are two I can think of off the top of my head.

Some of the people I work with have jobs, clean credit, and clean backgrounds.