CSX Railroad provides the region with a wide range of reliable and efficient shipping options.Washington Dulles International, Washington Reagan National, and Richmond International Airports are within one hour of the region, and are served by 60 commercial airlines providing 815 flights per day.I own several SFH in the region and have no vacancies and rising rents.

Two quick examples:Changing a toiletLabor = Assume 3 hours at $50/hr = $150Material (wide range, assume something cost effective) = $150This looks like a $300 job and a 50-50 split in labor/material Painting the interiorMaterials = $500Labor = crew of 4 x 8 hrs x $30/hr =960 (Assume 1,000)Total cost  = $1,500 (Material 33%, Labor 66%)In general, I agree with adding incentives in order to complete the work. 

Prices will vary widely and you need to know why that is.

Atlanta Regional Commision  --> atlantaregional.orgAtlanta Beltline --> beltline.orgTrulia - for crime stats once you've targeted a couple of neighborhoodsDepending on the type of properties you seek, Metro Atlanta has a wide array of options.  

Are foreclosures a viable angle around here?

Prices will vary widely and you need to know why that is.

As one of the larger multi-family lenders in the city, a great deal of my clients are 2-4unit buyers/owners....many of them being primary residence purchases taking the "house-hacking" angle. 

The cost of a survey can vary widely depending on many factors.

So exchangor calls up a flipper and offers the 50k equity for one of the flippers double wides with land at a discount to 40k.

I looked through loop net, but only came back with a wide range.