The most attractive to tenants have been the low utilities: furnace upgrades, the solar PV and solar hot water, along with providing garden space in the back yard.

Stuff breaks too much in traditional houses, and the landlord usually pays for electricity, water, garden maintenance, etc. 

I lived in the Garden District in the early 70's.

Welcome Account ClosedFellow Kansan -- I used to live in SW KS myself -- Holcomb just west of Garden City - still travel that way quite a bit during the fall hunting seasons.Where you're living that's got to be a tough market to invest in - think you'll have to get creative.  

AYB looks like a very well run REIT and I know folks who live in Avalon apartments and like their "garden" communities.

So I can give you a pretty good perspective as I see you also live in the garden state. 

I was raised in Germantown, and my parents are still there, although I moved a few miles down the road to Central Gardens in midtown.Good luck to you!!

I employ a full time housekeeper who keeps it all together down there, and a gardener twice a week.  

We were planning to do one ground floor and one garden unit for STR so similar to your guidance.

You have these really beautiful Homes, with gardens & all on one street and just one street over is a dump.