The city required the road to be extended a few feet, along with water and sewer.

For the value add we're going to fix up the roads, add a nice sign and fence, replace mailboxes, add lights and fix some plumbing leaks.

As you know its near impossible to find a good cash flowing deal in CA due to sale price, taxes and lack of inventory.Last one I closed on was over off of Germantown Road it was a great 2 unit that needed a little TLC for $160K but passed an inspection and was livable.

This extra road frontage now also qualifies my property to be able to be legally converted into a triplex from a duplex.

If you've been in similar situation, have you found it brings an issue down the road with future tenants or current?

Our property manager is really aggressive and doing all she can, but we're going on 3 months at this point and we need to get these units rented.Link to one of the units listed- https://www.trulia.com/building/3640-reading-road-1-3640-rea...  

In the markets we deal in, numbers can kill deals that would be home runs elsewhere but a 2x4 costs about the same in both (just the sales price does not support a rehab that would be middle of the road in a place like CA.

Does it require a highway occupancy permit if its on a state road, in my area it cost me around $1000 just to get the permitting and design for my driveway entrance.

Not to mention the economic development steps the town is taking in ensuring the growth of town (roads, schools, zoning) stays on par with the future expected population growth and new jobs that are going to be a result of the new factories opening.  

The metro’s unique road system has attracted companies, including Uber, to test new automated car technology, bringing many high-paying jobs to the area.”