I am a fan of cash flow with appreciation as a bonus but they have had success in the past making some decent money 

Also, besides the de minimis, there's the new 100% bonus depreciation, allowing another way to expense appliances.

I correct them they are tech centers $75-90/hr development center plus 5 figures annual bonus.

Necessary or a nice bonus? 

The city budget plans construction to start this year, 2018.My question is whether the house currently for sale will be affect positively by the major renovations and transformation of this area.

Bonus points for web presence. 

Thanks Bob.So, use the UPB to make sure it will work with the numbers, but the estimated payoff difference is an added bonus!

For these reasons, I might give them a nice bonus or something when I kick the bucket, like a down payment on a house.

Eventually, one homeowner transformed into 4, and before I knew it, I was getting paid 35.00 - 40.00 an hour instead of paying contractors prices, to redo these apartments.

These can serve as back up exit strategies.For example, once you have a reliable tenant with cash flow in a property, you can find a buy and hold investor who will be much more interested in the property, since they'll be spared the trouble of finding a tenant for it.You can also owner finance the property and then sell the note to another investor.† You can sell part of the note for cash now and have income later or sell all of the note at once.If you're having trouble finding local investors, online auctions can offer your property to a potential global market.Even in a soft market some homes will still sell at or near full market value.† Of course, you don't want to incur six months of holding costs waiting for your price so you have to get creative to make your property stand out.† One way is to "Go Green".† A few touches like solar hot water with a tankless water heater back up and adding rain barrels to the downspouts in order to maintain landscaping inexpensively even during drought conditions can put your property ahead.† Everyone likes ideas that save them money and if it is good for the environment too that is an extra bonus.