Working on a home currently...figured I could put $10k into it and sell it.New furnace and new water heater => $6,100New Windows (double hung in older home) => $4,100Cabinets and flooring will be the next big expense for this one.I'm hoping the city doesn't make me repair the sidewalk (they go in half with homeowners)Electrical is expensive (price of copper wire is a factor) and sewer can get pricey.

I find it funny that they lay a massive hammer on the STRs like this but yet they allow a bunch of scooters to be used everywhere and dumped on the sidewalks like trash each night. 

Your tenant could stand on the sidewalk in front of your property, on public property, collect the fee and then have a guest in?

Tenants are responsible for snow removal from their front door to the city sidewalk including any steps.

Here is my Short Package if you care to read an Affidavit http://www.yellowlettermail.com/Documents_Needed.pdf...and technically, driving 56mph in a 55 zone is a punishable infraction as is spitting on the sidewalk, but I'll take my chances.

Too close and the roots can start cracking the side walks and foundation.Roof- Any water leaks on the ceilings??

-Tenants with subsidized government assistance (section 8)-A rental control ordinance, which limits rates or rental increases.We will purchase commercial properties that have the following value added characteristics:-Low rental rates compared to similar units in the area-Poor property cosmetics ( exterior shows pealing, overgrown shrubbery, weeds in the curbs & sidewalks, a dirty and poorly lit entryway and halls , overflowing trash receptacles, & a poorly lit worn out laundry room)-Light fixtures with incandescent light bulbs that are paid for by the landlord.

Curious on everyone's opinion on if this could or could not work...I own and run a Concrete company where we place and fix various, patios, driveways, sidewalks etc..  

There are sidewalks on both sides of the house with room for flowerbeds between the sidewalk and foundation so we have to put something there or else it will just be dirt.

They are not 100% safe because you can buy a sidewalk or a piece of land completely useless.The problem with tax liens is that you have to buy hundreds for the travel costs to make it worthwhile.