If you're doing homeowner type lipstick, then stick to things that are really cheap like paint and some flowers out front.

The low price point is what attracts me because if there if it can be fixed up and rented it should BE a cash flower.

I have heard that both Plano and Flower Mound, TX are very nice places to live.

Give a shout if you source any there, west of Celebration or the flower named streets.

My goal is a 30 year loan paid in half the time, or half the time plus a lil. I

I have learned this through my husband's multiple rants about flower boxes and plants up against the side of a home.  

Lili

If you look closely you can see that unlike most traditional "ROW HOUSES" there is a 6 foot space between each home allowing for a walk way from front to back, trash container storage, outside shower, flower beds and landscape on each side.I'm currently in an escrow transaction and close to closing on this property.

@J Scott, I am looking at financing for this project, my projected fixed costs are about 25k, 11k closing costs on both ends, 1200 in taxes for 6 months, 1000 in utilities, and 12,000 in interest and points.My detailed rehab estimates are ~400 for fixing/replacing gutters, downspouts, and soffits~600 for replacing and painting missing exterior shingles and painting exterior trim~500 for replacing part of a concrete walkway~1000 for new bushes and flowers~500 for dumpster rental~3300 for materials and labor to hang new dywall, walls, and ceiling, 100 sheets total~2300 for all new exterior insulation~300 for new baseboard trim~2000 for new interior paint~900 for new doors~1300 to refinish wood floors~7500 for new water heater and furnace~2000 for kitchen appliance package~4000 for new kitchen cabinets, installed~600 for new tile, kitchen floor~2000 for granite countertops~500 new bathroom vanity, installed~1000 new tub~600 new bathroom tile floor~5000 for HVAC mold remediation~5000 to solve dewatering issues~10000 Misc. expenses. 

This property was purchased for the current deed holder to run a flower business out of.