Have been looking at a triplex in Oakland, CA, the details are:- One 3 bd 2 ba with 2 car parking and deck.

The projects ranged from floor repairs, paint, fencing, exterior repairs, cabinet painting, deck construction, and trim work,Being the lazy landlord that I am I decided to farm out 90% of this work . 

A 8X8 deck i need installed attached to the sliding doors. and the stair well entrance will be painted as well. 

Hey Chris, You can use a floor scraper with a blade and try to get rid of most of the vinyl.

New roof, new hardy siding, new floors, new interior/exterior paint, new deck, all new fixtures.

We would be looking at quite an investment however with the purchase of the land, possibly installing a bulk head, sewer, power, cement, pilings, deck, and a few improvements like fixing sheetrock, adding shutters, etc.So in summary, we are considering moving our current home to a higher value piece of land and then selling.  

To those that agree and want to stay local, this is the prize to keep your eye on IMO ... stay focused, hungry, looking and learning, find somebody that knows how to stack the deck in their favor in this manner and watch closely how they shuffle, and be patient to not play the game until you find or create a winning hand where you can do this.

The best size to buy is 8’ tall, 1-2” in diameter, sitting in a 15-gallon pot ($50-$150).Outdoor roomsA dining area, dry laid patio, a patch of gravel, a covered patio or an above-grade deck: According to SmartMoney.com, a landscaped patio raises the value of your home by 12.4 percent.

The deck is really stacked in favor of those buying, improving, and renting out homes when it comes to taxes. 

So, in addition to being a tool for valuing commercial RE it can also be used IMO to assess the market's opinion of risk for a particular market ... you may think that the market is wrong about that and you may be right, but the point is that it can also be measured as a proxy for market risk.You of course are free to use any valuation metrics you like ... you could use the number of blades of green grass in the front yard per dollar of gross rent to evaluate your deals if you like, and if that works for you then great, I'm very happy for you.