They do work hard for the money, but they know the tricks on how to do the job and not do it all.Great example, yesterday the appliances came in for a tri plex and I had to sign off and the installers hid the stove earthquake support underneath the  paperwork ( warranties).   

Most of these small houses in the area are less than 900 square feet and don't have a proper laundry room.

The one that was extremely low was where the contractor left all kinds of debris in the yard and the property manager did not have the house properly cleaned before the appraiser got there.

Proper identification of tenants is also needed if you want any chance of having local code enforcement write tickets against the tenant and not the owner.Any Legal Action Documents: you’ll definitely want to know if the current landlord is evicting or suing the current tenant(s).

Since I am just starting out with owning rental properties, I wanted to hear what experienced landlords would do in this situation.An older resident asked me to install handrailing outside the front door on the stairs.

Being that upfront cost would be way too much for me to try and take on my own and also since I don’t have experience it’d be difficult to get a loan of that magnitude to subdivide and install utilities drainage storm water etc.

Being that upfront cost would be way too much for me to try and take on my own and also since I don’t have experience it’d be difficult to get a loan of that magnitude to subdivide and install utilities drainage storm water etc.

Thank you Hi Andrew,Something like this where you utilize contractors to do the work might be close to a decent overview, sans info about running it as a business.https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Contracting-Step-Step/dp/1440346011Business Decision:Parcel A can hold 157 SFH's max with proper road layout and city approvals of that amount for water, sewer and electric.Buyers clamoring for lower density at a better builder profit than higher density, so 100 sfh makes more money on Parcel A this year.Builder believes sustainable will bring higher profit on Parcel A than lower density (typical for the area) SFH's at that price point. 

Understand as well, that if his friend is in the business, it’s very difficult for him to make an owner occupied, consumer purpose loan without proper licensing, an NMLS registration, compliance to TILA and RESPA, and on and on.

My guess is 2000 sq ft at $2 for the flooring and $2 to install or $8k for the entire house, but I think I can reduce that by a few thousand.