The idea that you need to actually see a house before you buy it is akin to saying you need to see a Factory before you buy stock in a company.

It's, in essence, a factory.

You said it right, the underlying factor is what you would truly like to do and what your long-term goals are as an investor. 

I agree with updating the kitchen and baths, and the wow factor. I

Still the best factor is price, price it below market and you will have a much easier time selling it. 8)

The PR wasn't the only factor - I started getting people with rather spammy sites bidding for links, and got sick of wasting my time rejecting them.There's lots of reasons your PR can drop, but remember, PR is just one value judgement, if your site ranks well for your chosen keywords, gets traffic, and converts well, then you're set :)

Check the background of your inspector and don't rely on the license alone or you're likely to have an 8 dollar an hour factory worker who passed the test "inspecting" your investment.

As far as I am concerned, the important factor is do the numbers work out?  

We're not talking about trailers, just factory built boxes that are craned in place on the job.  

The biggest considerations when I added 6 bathrooms in there:-Check if the electrical is up to snuff and will distribute to current code across many residential units, as opposed to when it was used as a factory under limited circumstances.