Investing in curb appeal, such as landscaping improvements, can make a significant difference.

Check the setbacks, landscaping and parking requirements for your project.  

Paint, trim, full perimeter fencing, 2 gates and landscaping are starting.

But using that mindset, so is landscaping, plumbing, or clean out during turnover.

@Stuart Udis I pretty much avoided looking into any of the Philadelphia offerings knowing I had no idea about the area or the local rental environment/landscape.

There have been a few people that have done Sub2’s that come on here bragging about it.. those that do come on here bragging about seem to be  helping someone promote their product/mentoring , have a product or mentoring they are trying to remote directly or indirectly themselves, or simply do not understand the landscape of Bigger Pockets site.

I can definitely see why you're cautious, especially with the real estate landscape in California and concerns about the economy.When it comes to Memphis, I think it’s a great option for your out-of-state investment.

I have almost an acre and would love to get some upgrades done on the electrical and start specking out an ADU but because of my experiences so far with everyone from electricians to handymen to landscapers I'm holding back for a while.

Our company flips homes in Laguna Beach, and we operate student rentals (currently in New Orleans, but planning to expand). We need to hire more team members to keep up with our growth and will likely raise capital fo...

Things like landscaping/snow removal and labor cost for repairs are going to be highly variable based on your market so you'd need to do your own research on the going rate by either talking to other local investors, running your own google search, or exploring basic services on thumbtack/angies list etc.