The property owner did not leave the property as required at closing.

They're also easier to sell if you decide to exit.

Most home owners are only familiar with California Closets pricing and automatically perceive closet fit outs as being expensive.

We are currently preparing my real estate strategy, of course using the Bigger Pockets Strategy book, as a previous business owner in another industry, there’s a lot of good and refreshing information here in this Strategy book. 

.#2:  I analyze a market to decide what criteria makes a property in that market good. 

I would owner occupy it so I don't know if I have an avenue to remove them so I can do the condo conversion or if I could even do the condo conversion while they are still in there.

Every one of the owners he is under contract with will tell you to run from this builder (law suits in the works).  

Decide howto react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions.Will you design your apartment for a group of gamerfriends or an aspiring musician looking for a newhome?

Like @Sarah Miller and @Marcy Albrecht said, you can buy places within the city limits but it's still about location. with that said, i'm always looking out for my end game. one of the issues with buying in certain parts of canton is that when you decide you're done, you may not be able to unload your properties.

You don't wake up one morning and decide "I'm going to be a brain surgeon today!"