I do zero follow up, no skip tracing, no figuring out which color card to use, no waiting, no wondering if my campaign will ever get me leads.

I didn't jump in earlier because I thought it important that Arie was getting responses not colored by the opinions I have based on the king's ransom we make on a 40K house ;)Will Gaston, thank you for the vote of confidence. 

I have looked at existing parks, but I wanted to do something a bit more upscale and with a consistent theme, buildings, colors, etc... so I figure it'd be better to start from scratch.

Paint is usually pretty easy, I recommend using the same color for all of your units.

Hey, what is a good neutral carpet color for a fairly upscale house to sell?  

Process wise you should do the following:Use the Trulia color-coded crime map to check on your property of interest.  

Rose park is also a great neighborhood especially if you like Historic craftsman or Spanish homes.  

As long as you follow fair housing rules, and don't use race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap in your criteria, it is your decision.

Normally I would say add some more artwork to the walls to give it more color and pop, but it might not be necessary seeing as you have a short stay long term rental now. :)

Most are optimally deprecated by year 17.Looking back, as values rose so much, my ROE minimum dropped to a pittance (7% self-managed, 6% with a PM).