The graduate school is less than 10 years old and still adding programs, and while dozens of people have begun converting old of homes/office spaces to rental units to capitalize on this obvious opportunity, it remains an investors paradise.The situation:The house is a ~1400 sq ft brick ranch style home on a good plot of land that we recently had surveyed and parceled into two individual lots.

I think it will be unlikely to find a commercial-style loan for a multi-family property at anything less than 20% down...they will likely be 25% or more at this point. 

@Blaison Samuel No, but a simple Google search reveals someone who has bought a ton of domains, all with the keywords "J T Foxx complaints and J T Foxx lawsuits" ......possibly an attempt to bury any criticism of the fact that there was a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment of a minor, or comlpaints of him charging up to $60,000 for whatever it is he does.http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/08/24/LA62361Does that help?

I would not add solar panels to a rental property, especially if the tenant is paying for the utilities.The value of the home will not go up in pro-ration t o the price you paid for the solar panels.I.E. if you pay $20,000 for solar panels, the value of the home will not go up by atleast $20,000.best of luck.

Actually there is and it's very popular and can be found here https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67-rehabbing-...Your question depends on the style of the house and the price point.

Are there specific features/styles of homes that perform really well in the area beyond the traditional log cabins?

The communities I've seen have had rural style asphalt roads and look pretty straightforward.

Just login and you should see a download link somewhere near the book (here's how I found it:  http://screencast.com/t/n6bb5HaU)

As a current owner, I can tell you in this business you can achieve great returns, but you have to know what you are doing or you can lose your shirt.

I have had good experience with probate properties, grandma house which family doesn’t want to deal with and bringing it to contemporary style.