Just starting to ever so lightly tread into the water....

A clean food and clean water source are.

Install landscaping that super low maintenance and reduces water usage and looks nice.

Municipal water.

For owner managed properties like this we see expense ratios in the 35%+ range. 

I may specialize in VA loans, but I also offer a range a conventional, FHA, USDA and commercial lending options. 

What is your price range/down payment amount?

While using financing does mean I don’t keep 100% of the profit due to borrowing costs, it allows me to take on multiple projects at once and operate in higher price ranges than if I were only using my own capital. 

For similar reasons you mentioned with access to both I70 and I90 pretty easily as well as being in range for the eastern sea board makes it a logistics hub.  

If you have a 20 year timeline, I'd probably recommend B areas closer to the city or in the better school districts in the suburbs for the highest combined ROI over that time period.Right now you can expect to find decently turnkey multis for about $60-$125k/unit usually all at least hitting the 1% rule in that range.