There is one and only one insurance company in town who will insure the property due to its fire risk.

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

If you're open to $120-180k, I would recommend looking into Columbus Ohio as it does have much better growth and appreciation potential than Cleveland and Dayton. 

., Investing for "what if" is fraught with risk. 

But we also do occasional drive-byes and annual inspections to see how the tenants are caring for it and hopefully catch anything that is potentially damaging before it gets real bad.Some of our clients prefer to pay for the lawn care and we charge a lawn care fee to the tenants.

I would be able to cover all utilities for both units. with the tax incentives and energy rebates I could potentially save an additional $3,000 a year, not to include anything I sell back to the grid.it is also estimated that I will raise my property value by $4,000 by adding the system.has anyone else done this with their rentals?

Depends on your risk tolerance.

All that means is you've got bring your best to all aspects of the property and the listing itself -- location, furnishings, photography, heck, even the listing headline all matter a lot.At the risk of pitching here, my wife's YouTube is filled with a ton of great MTR content on setting up a listing.

It is a matter of evaluating the risk/return on this opportunity vs others out there.

Quote from @William Fuller: When deciding to potentially acquire a piece of land that a wholesaler has under contract, what information do you need about the land or parcel?