Rental rates are competitive in the area so it may be hard to add into monthly rent.

Paints are much improved in the last 15 years so you can get away with less work than you could in the past, but I still always do 1 coat of latex primer over new sheetrock and then 1 coat of Glidden Duo and it looks fantastic.Primer is a fraction of the cost of paint, so my method is cheaper than 2 coats of paint.

Expect to have buying competition on the good listings and be ready to be aggressive on your offer.

You are in a competitive market, so good luck ... but the good news is that supply and demand cuts both ways: that which is hard to buy is easy to sell or rent and tends to appreciate well over the long term.

While a contractor will also have access to exclusive pricing on materials, a designer’s access to this as well as their keen, trained eye will be paramount in higher-end flips where you will need to have an edge over the competition in order to sell high and fast.So in conclusion, let’s review: Know the basics of your business.

Your competitors are putting this functionality into their systems now and while you have the competitive edge in actual design, your functionality does not seem up to snuff.Plus that processing time....

This is the market to buy.Seller's Market I - supply dwindles fast, properties selling fast / very competitive, bidding wars start as properties come onto the market, time on the market is at it's lowest point, unemployment low, properties prices and rents rising, demand is at it's highest point, market will start to cool off at some point (can't last forever).  

I found this architectural design competition website a while back:www.arcbazar.com/If you are remodeling or building a house, you can put up a few hundred dollars in prize money for an international design contest, and architects around the world submit design proposals.

Is the competition in commercial the same as residential?

Here are some more points to consider:Your rental condo will be just like everyone else's so you will have stiff competition.