Emulate the house roofline and details, windows etc...Or parking for a renter with diesel semi truck, made of gravel (maybe that would bring in some extra rent.

I have not purchased any clothing racks as there are already semi long-term tenants in place.

Intending to live in it for a year or so with the intent to move to a more semi- permanent property at which point it would become an investment.

@Mike M.Trim takes such a beating I just use white semi gloss base from CIL.

The other thing I would advise when evaluating plans is length of coverage (monthly, semi-annual or annual) as many require the entire payment upfront and the remainder may not be refundable.

I would guess that they are skilled or semi-skilled people who will very likely have the wherewithal to buy a house in Texas after being "locked out" of home ownership in CA by high home prices. 

I've semi narrowed it down to between either Troost and the The Paseo--potentially as far as the 71, and the North East area above Independence Ave.

I just leased a semi-detached single family home for $4100/month in Mississauga (suburb of Toronto).

I read about the semi truck bit and was a bit concerned by that.

This statement is assuming you rent to students or some other semi responsible tenant.However if you rent to a risky professional tenant, it can take hearing after hearing after hearing until you can get possession of your apartment back.So if you buy in good locations it shouldn't matter how friendly or unfriendly our government is to your interests as a landlord.