We use it like a pickup truck, transporting sawhorses and paint and lumber and all our other tools.

Unless you in an upscale area and close to a big business hub and transportation $1200 is high.

More than 100,000 people work in transportation and logistics related occupations and the industry is projected to grow 3% annually through 2022.4.

Whenever I do travel, sometimes I bring my wife with me and we do a mini-vacation since our hotels, transportation, and meals are paid for.  

Transportation providing easy access to  already gentrified areas (under 1 hour)decreasing crime rate which people may have been referring to indirectlygreen space/ some space for communal gatherings/building - increase in houses being flipped bringing in higher earning residentsincrease in permits being filed I also often browse city-data forum and read changing sentiments about areas you hear one side saying stay far away and the other who actually live there say its not that bad depending on how early you are in the cycle  will determine the number of signs you see but location is the first sign if its the only one you see you may be waiting a while

Big builders are generally not using modular for two reasons 1) the cost savings is actually negligible and they are able to achieve much larger savings by building themselves 2) modular is constrained to sizes that are transportable which limits the ultimate design or it ends up eroding any potential cost savings.

Since you live in the south suburbs you probably have a better idea of which areas there are more desirable for renters but of course proximity to public transportation, restaurants, schools, etc can influence your ability to reduce vacancies.

You will have your military connections, your travel experience, money for college, reliable paid off transportation, and the pride and benefits that come with serving your country.

Transportation will be by bicycle, golf cart or quad. 

Some people have their own WD, but unless you're in a C-/D area, most will not have  their own fridge.. even if the  potential tenants like the place, they gotta budget another$500-$1K for a fridge, who wants that's expense, let alone transporting it!