In areas like Frisco, Plano, or Arlington, proximity to major employers and universities like TCU or SMU can make a big difference.Stay Curious and PersistentReal estate investing is a marathon, not a sprint.

This is in a town that has a very good Private College - Baylor University.

Also area close to University of Buffalo.

Purchase price: $7,800,000 124 unit Garden Style apartment community located near Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK.

In New Jersey, there are numerous brokerages to chose from, and I highly suggest you do a google search and look into 100% virtual real estate brokerages in New Jersey. 

In fact i will speculate the opposite as i believe virtually any investor who has held investment RE since the great recession highly values appreciation.

Virtual staging would help, pictures of the parking lot would help as well.

No, DIY is not the same as a virtual site visit or a study done by engineers @Dana YobstAs @V.G Jason said, you could very likely cost yourself more in time and money.

Virtually any cap ex expense will wipe out more than a years returns. 

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