Even if the buyer was happy to pay the extra cost generated by the HOA fees, explain to the appraiser how HOA reserves adds value to the home.

I've actually done the same thing with washers/dryers that I provided as a convenience to the tenant because I had extra ones.

For serenity, stroke the check and chalk up the little bit extra to shared appreciation.  

I am looking to connect with like-minded indivuals when time permits and am grateful to have stumbled upon the Bigger Pockets podcast and community!

I have a house I'm looking to wholesale but I have a concern about the roof.It was replaced a couple of months ago and the seller thought that the roofers were pulling permits but I can't find any evidence of permits being pulled on my city website.The roof was a tear off and a secondary moisture barrier was installed underneath.

Time will tell if they are worth the extra expense.

However, the sponsor was being evasive on other wording too (about the renovations having the requisite permits and approvals from the DOB).

I don't cashflow in my owner occupied duplex... but I just about break even giving me extra money that I would normally be paying in either rent or my full mortgage.

Go down to the city planners dept and see what the city had permitted it to be.The additional unit may be unknown to them and therefore illegal until you can ask the city to grandfather it in as is or make the necessary safety changes to make it legal and insurable.

House also doesn't have operable A/C...so I don't see any extra motivation to get this done "in the near future" with sweltering AZ heat.