I'm going to be a bit of a contrarian to the above posters, but let me first qualify my post by stating that your market will determine what you should do.We frequently install en-suite laundry in our units - in fact, we have removed common coin-op laundry in most buildings of 6-units or less in favour of en-suite laundry - for the following reasons:electricity and, in most cases, hot water costs are transferred to the tenant;where water is sub-metered, water costs are transferred to the tenant;high-efficency residential laundry machines are about half the capital costs of commercial coin-operated machines;we can command $30 - $50/month in additional rent with en-suite laundry;by installing our own machines, we know they are installed property, with catch/drain pans and {going forward} leak detect shutoffs; andwith en-suite laundry vandalism of laundry machines has been non-existant ... and if a machine is damaged, we know who is responsible.We have a good rapport with a couple of local appliance suppliers and get called whenever they have "dinged and scratched" units to unload ... a small, cosmetic dent in the side of a washer - which will never be seen when it is installed in a laundry closet - can be worth a 40 - 50% discount.  

Are they going to be a frequent buyer. 

Not a lot of maintenance to do on such properties.Town HomesI get frequent questions on the difference between condos and town homes.

I gave them assurances that the property was close enough that we would be making frequent trips.

., then you may need to be more considerate of surrounding neighbors, and rent a home with more space in between others if you wish to have friends in frequently.   

Not impossible, but just very difficult and not very frequently available.

They also frequently ask the guests on the podcast what their favorite real estate and non-real estate related books are, which will help add some depth to your recommended reading list.

Like Russell Brazil said there are frequently homes listed that aren’t actually available.

Frequent reader, new poster here on BP, sorry to hear about your situation @Mitch SmithI'm a real estate attorney and contractor/investor in the Indy area (based out of Shelbyville, 25 minutes SE of Indy) and I'm seeing this happen far too often right now.

I hope to learn as much as I can, here at BiggerPockets, before I do my next deal.I have been a frequent listener of BiggerPockets and recently finished reading:The Book on Taxes for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han and Matthew MacFarlandFinding and Funding Great Deals by Anson YoungI am Currently, reading The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down by Brandon TurnerI became a landlord by default.