My gut says its a higher risk than just going with the status quo.If this were a larger multifamily, the easy answer would be to use the lowest maintenance product that still brings in the rents.But SFH's use comps to set value, and also buyer desire factors into the ultimate price.If the buyers want a unique fence for the area I'd be surprised ....In higher income areas, unique is desirable, or in some older neighborhoods (1900's to 1930's), but for tracts people like "Matchy Matchy".

They went out of town for 2 weeks and it was heaven, this place was totally liveable, I would have had party but my cat died, probably from stress induced by one of their screaming battles, but actually from a urinary tract blockage that would have cost over a thousand to correct (which is known to be caused by stress) anyway.

They are cookie cutter tract houses with a high percentage of renters and out of area buyers.  

Listing agent should go ahead throw all the FHA offers in the garbage and tell your client to take this offer.Map of census tract of subject property showing the program income limit, especially if it is a "no income limit" census tract.

Commercial properties are far less liquid of an asset than single family tract homes.Unless you have the money to pay cash for the property, I would not suggest you buy it and try to develop it yourself. 

It passed 8 to 4, and requires all residential rental properties — not just those with four units or less — and family child-care homes built before 1978 to obtain lead-safe certificates.Toledo officials encourage property owners to apply for lead abatement grantSarah ElmsToledo officials encourage property owners to apply for lead abatement grantThe ordinance outlined compliance deadlines phased in by census tract, with the first group to be certified by June 30, 2020, the second by June 30, 2021, and the third by June 30, 2022.

get your RE license work on a team or for a top producer then figure out what part of re you want to play in... just trying to start out with no money and no experience is a fast tract to failure .. remember 90% or better of folks on BP or anywhere else  will never do one deal.

Think about all those tract-homes that developers build... most likely no actual architect was involved in the project.

Gregory hit the nail on the head as to the real reason behind the price adjustments......right after 9/11 anything within a 3hour drive of NYC went through the roof...especially rural tracts.  

I don't remember many tracts or new const.