Enclosed porch foundation has 3 stair-step cracks because of no gutters, ground movement. 

It was close to Bart/ public transportation and the average room rents go for $800 for a room with a shared bath and $1200 for a private bathroom.

Once the lawyers got involved and we discovered a transportation proffer we had to go to a specialist at $1.3k/hour...Zoning approval will be interesting and will determine if we 100% can move forward as it's Planned development Office park - industrial or flex.We are just getting started to be honest, but have lots of excitement still to go. 

Public transportation to Chicago is increasing and more people appear to be moving to the area. 

Transportation costs are up. 

I have sold to room investors in areas bordering DC area, areas such as Takoma Park which have direct access to transportation, whether that be the bus line or walking to Metro.

Our employment analysis for the area is strong with a large percentage of jobs in government, trade-transport-utilities, manufacturing, and information. 4) He does predict a decrease in overall sales but not a decrease in price. 5) He predicts the interest rates will stay low.What do you all think? 

Consider that a significant expense of replacing flooring is in the labor to install it, not to mention the time to select it, transport it, and schedule the job.

And lastly, since W2 employees can't deduct any mileage expenses associated with going to or from their places of employment, I calculate how much the federal government is saving themselves in tax rebates by making what I consider the BS legal tax claim that no W2 employment transportation expenses going to and from work, none, zero, nada, may be deducted from one's income as one's personal expenses related to making a living.Down against rush-hour traffic I go, mentally adding up the hundreds of thousands of bucks the gas company is making off the traffic, the millions the government is saving off it to add to their own budgets, the hundreds of millions the finance companies are raking in.

This will also help you see transportation relative to going to college and having a job.You want the numbers to tell you.There are far too many aspects to making an investment.