.- Building characteristics: full masonry construction (1926), partial knob and tube, galvanized iron and copper supply piping, cast iron and PVC waste, drain, and vent piping,  pitched roof, tenants currently in first and second floor units, third floor contains a partially finished attic apartment in need of $10-15K worth of work before it can receive an occupancy permit from the city. 

Investment Yield RatiosIn Part 1 of this series, we covered the basic organization and structure of an apartment proforma, income and expense summary, and a construction cash flow schedule.In this 2nd part, we'll cover investment yield ratios that we utilize as a professional development company, to analyze the return characteristics to determine if a project is worthwhile in our initial underwriting, as well as, provide final financial return reporting on completed projects.In the development business, these are the major financial ratios used to measure investment yields on equity investment by professional developers, institutional level and mid-size equity investors:Internal Rate of ReturnEquity MultipleROI or Cash on CashInternal Rate of ReturnFirst, the textbook definition:Internal rate of return (IRR) is the interest rate at which the net present value of all the cash flows (both positive and negative) from a project or investment equal zero.Internal rate of return is used to evaluate the attractiveness of a project or investment.

The question -- How much would you pay for a service that provided you motivated, prospective tenants that were already professionally screened (background, credit and rental) and matched to your property's location, physical and rental characteristics? 

What property characteristics do you go after to increase your chances of success? 

She would not offer to pay up front if she thought a landlord would take her application ordinarily as is because she knows that all her characteristics add up to being bad news to landlords who are paying attention.

For this you can use the 'General Economic Characteristics' table through the American Fact Finder tool on the Census Bureau website. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?

While these might seem very basic, portraying these characteristics to potential investors (on BiggerPockets or anywhere for that matter) can go a very long way with someone when they are considering to make an investment.

It has unmatched durability characteristics. 

Choosing a market that possesses these characteristics will minimize your overall market, leasing, and tenant risks.I hope this is helpful.Regards,Vince

Not only that but a 100% of my tenants can claim one or more protected classes but for some reason my post was tagged as racist's.It took several days to figure out what is going on and try to resurrect the discussion by modifying the post by removing all gender and racial characteristics of the people involved.