Updating projects include:2 x new kitchens2 new sets of appliances including plumbing for dishwashers (didn't have dishwashers)Building out washer/dryer laundry rooms off the kitchen, so tenants will have separate systemsAll basement windows will be replaced with glass block that can open (for venting)I'm tearing out all the gross drywall and crap in basement and starting freshUpdating bathroomsInstalling Glass Block in the bathroom windowsFixing a few windowsPaint the whole damn thing inside and outRipping off (and capping) the unused crumbling chimneyWater managementGutters installed with drain pipes so I get the water away from the perimeterRipping out the carpet and refinishing the original hardwood - everywhere (if it's salvable)I am rebuilding a stairway making it saferA few other projectsTotal price after all Rehab/Fees is approximately $210,000I don't know what my rentals will be, I am going to begin marketing it @ $1,500.00/unit I believe I will be able to lease there, or at the lowest $1,300.00/unit (as is market values on craigslist and other sources)The neighborhood is considered the good part of the rough area, lower owner-occupant, lot's of section 8 in surrounding areas.  

So, yes - there will always be a preference to minimize the "out of pocket" one puts into a deal.Remember also that with the exception the very long-term experienced investors, cash reserves tend to be a VERY dear commodity, especially post-2008.By using private lenders, you help them (re)build their retirement accounts or personal reserves.

If no response, have the monuments (iron posts surveyors use) marked, then demo and rebuild fence on your dime in 1 day.

I've just started researching how to get my license here in CT to be a real estate agent, and simultaneously beginning to lay the ground work for a demo and rebuild with my boyfriend in Nashville TN.

I've talked with several contractors about potentially jacking up the roof and replacing the beams, demoing the roof and rebuilding, and even filling the whole garage with dirt and sealing it up, but my usual crews aren't interested in tackling the challenge. 

Now that I have divorced I need to rebuild on my income.

I was reading on a few sites that they are working on rebuilding the city so that's why I thought it may be a good investment but I should probably look closer into that.

I have located a property in Antioch, TN that has been fire damage and is now just land and a lot needs a total rebuild.

I would caution you to use a percentage of the cost to rebuild (or to keep it simple the market value of the property) with the location and age of the building instead.

The only indication I could see for potential growth in the area is the recent construction and opening of popular restaurants (Texas Roadhouse, Chilis, etc) and the rebuilding of Dundalk Ave streets and sidewalks.