The above garage apartment made the ROI very attractive How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

If your return on cost and payback period for the mini split investment is attractive then yes, it could be worthwhile.   

The good thing about these criteria is that they are mostly static as opposed to often changing.Population: Look for population to be steadily growing = increasing customers.Jobs: A stable job market = a stable tenant base.Supply: Too much product = increase in concessions / decrease in rental income to attract solid, long term tenants.Demand: Product type.

for a long term hold the tax benefits seem to be very attractive.

.- First off, you have a very under utilized bike path that goes through Malden and I think that bike paths are one of the main attractions for hipsters. 

Depending on how much you know about fix % flips it could be attractive...

SUPER attractive for marketing.

I think they were trying to attract creative tenants. 

The attractively low price, oversized lot, and tons of concrete improvements made this acquisition a no brainer.

But if it's been 'recently renovated' I assume the juice has been squeezed out of any upside.Bottom line, it depends on the buyer you want to attract.