Not an impossible task, but it winds up being ALOT of work for a home that is still likely to have a number of deficiencies compared to a newly built, energy efficient home.Now the question I've had a lot of people ask me is: I just bought a concrete block home.

In our situation, property managers won't likely fit into the pie since we are looking to sell the property in the open market.However, you can always leverage your "rock star" agent who found you the deal (assuming it's not an offmarket deal or from a wholesaler) to check up on the construction every so often.

Additionally, it’s helpful to educate tenants on ways to conserve utilities, such as using energy-efficient habits.

That's a super super good podcast epsiode- you should probably share it and give it five stars and all that jazz. :) You can't utilize bonus depreciation on anything <50% business use.

It's good to look at data and then your lifestyle, time, and energy to find the greatest city to invest.

The cost of energy is heavily subsidized.  

The US mainly does recycled steel production since it requires far less energy and potential EPA issues, but recycled steel can't be used in most technical situations.

The people who star in Flip or Flop on HGTV do the same thing. 

So I frequently use Air Canada for Star Alliance Travel.  

Out of state is less capital intensive but will be more energy and time intensive to find contractors visit properties etc.