For example 7 years ago in my town of Flower Mound similar to Frisco but without highways & major employers a house could be had for $150k not new but older & needing some updates.

There are several areas throughout the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC that offer great opportunities to buy excellent properties—the best place to buy a property depends on the buyer's needs, wants, and plans.For example, if the plan is to buy a nice vacation home close to the beach in town close to an international airport and with good hospitals, then PUNTA CANA, LAS TERRENAS, PUERTO PLATA are the best places to buy property; if the plan is to come to retire and live in the mountains enjoying a nice garden with beautiful flowers, but yet be close to a major city with good hospitals and an international airport, than JARABACAO will be the best place to buy property.

Instead of whining about her mortgage, she should be bringing her banker flowers every day and champagne when it rains.

1- Someone who can do minor repairs and would not complain about every little thing, and if they see that the door handle is loose they can get a screw driver and tighten the bolts instead of calling and complaining about it and asking to send someone to fix it.2- SOmeone who would tell me when there is a problem big or small even if they decide to fix it themselves.3- Someone who would take care of of all of the yard work and not just mow the grass, for example like trim bushes, pull weeds from flower beds etc.4- SOmeone who would not make structural changes (like removing closet doors or changing light fixtures ) even though its clearly stated in the lease agreement that its not allowed.I know that there is no such thing as the perfect tenant and that people will do strange things.But, I got lucky once and found someone like this in the past but it was due to pure luck.SO  I am trying to see if there is anything that i can ask a prospective tenant in order to determine if they would be a good match and meet my criteria as best as possible.

What about maintaining flower beds?  

Have a corrective deed prepared, hire a notary to accompany you along with your box of donuts (or flowers, etc) and go speak to the neighbor who holds the magic pen. 

It's nothing like Little Flower.

I'd really recommend  painting the railings white, and maybe put some flower beds outside, or a nice welcome mat?  

I'm looking to buy rentals worth $110K ARV, with $900+ rent, focusing first on cash flow, wanting to start with a handful of stable B/C neighborhoods, make some deals, and then later expand.I talked to some agents who suggested some up and coming neighborhoods: Bates Hendricks, Irvington, Little Flower, Garfield Park, even Haughville.

@Ivy Flowers I have done both and by far the path of least resistance is to hire someone and the professional will always do a better job.