This deal is intended to be a cosmetic fix & flip with 4beds, 2.5baths, 1,916 of square footage with a 2 car garage.

No car full of gift baskets or similar.So that is how I plan on doing it but I welcome other good ideas.

If you're being taxed on your profits, couldn't you incur more business expenses (i.e holding board of directors meetings while on vacation, buying company cars, etc...) lowering your C-Corp profits and thus lowering tax expense?  

side hobby of a SW engineer's wife?

I just purchased a duplex and I have two detached 2 car garages. 

Upon completion of the tour we returned to our cars outside.

The answers to dog barking, leaves falling, parked cars, surveillance cameras, cutting down trees, paint spray on new car, paint peeling, loose boards in fence, dog barking, etc aren’t the answer.  

It's in a great location in Des Moines, on a major corridor with 29,000 cars/day, mile from the interstate.What are some ideas that may have worked in other markets? 

Let's draw an analogy to cars.

Biz is Biz-FYI, I am a career designer/engineer/builder and he knows I have the knowledge and capabilities to rehab the house (definitely not my first rodeo).