You're smart to wait until it is done to pay him the rest...I hope you have a timeline for completion.

Invest smart by calculating your numbers and understanding a market.Be conservative and don't over leverage your assets.

@Chris Walerysiak That's smart, I helped an active duty client last month close on a 4 unit property, where he used his active duty income, his side hustle income, and a portion of the projected rental income to qualify.

A Smart TV or at least a Roku is a must, so are grills. 

I have moved on to multifamily and investing with partners, which is also a smart thing to do when duty could call and pull you away from an area in a moments notice!

I just don’t think it is smart to pay all that in cash up front.

If he’s smart, he should see a $$$ job ahead of him and not destroy the relationship over a few hundred dollars.

Once you have rentals that you hopefully bought with some equity in them by buying smart deals, you can cash out refi those -whether they need a BRRRR strategy applied or not as a source of funds for more purchases. 

What I'm wondering is whether or not we should spend ~$700 on putting in some basic smart home features?

I'm curious as to how many landlords here incorporate smart and/or green technology in their property improvement plans.