Still not sure it makes sense, but worth a look.If you want to be green, just buy a green energy plan from your electric provider if you have a choice of providers/plans.

For cash flow, Cleveland and Dayton are excellent choices, offering cash flow around 10-18%.

They should have clearly communicated to you what work required permits and that they could get those or not but the choice would be yours and that you would bear the cost implications either way.

If a private money partner were to get into this type of deal, they'd have no choice but to take over the deal and making every effort to get it cash flowing before it gets to that point.

I'm sure your hard money bridge lender of choice could also get you juicy 80-90% LTC financing to fund acquisition and value add reno capex costs.

Click on the HCV Homeownership Dashboard on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) homeownership program to see how many participants there are in the Austin Housing Authority.

The top area choices for 2-4 unit multifamily investors have been:Valley Stream & Port Washington: 14 deals, respectivelyLong Beach: 11 dealsLynbrook: 9 dealsSuffolk CountyLike the Bronx, Suffolk, too, saw a 43% increase in 2-4 family inventory.

As a short term rental investment right now it is definitely not the best choice.

Since my last post, the price has dropped from $70k to $50k, so I think I made the right choice.

It's best to talk to a mortgage professional to see which choice works best for you.