This will vary property by property and area by area, but in area not only do you have all the city/county level planning: access, traffic counts, density requirements, unit counts for school districts, sewer capacity, etc, but you also have neighborhood councils which will have additional level of say in final design, scale, unit counts, uses, etc.  

This upgrade is especially impactful in high-traffic areas like living rooms and kitchens.The open-concept layout renovation usually ranks fifth in terms of ROI.

You need to make sure you have ample drive by traffic and that the market can absorb the units and how long it will take.

Do more research on the commute time to DC and I95 high traffic sections.

One of our properties is on the far south side over my UW-Rock, which is my favorite rental spot because it's full of single family and duplex homes, lots of cul-du-sacs that keep traffic noise down, and near the interstate.

I recently had an estimate of $20,000 to create a basement egress window and I put my foot down and told my GC that I was going to rent the excavator, and we found much cheaper supplies, and were doing the project ourselves.

I initially wanted to do a BRRR but since I'm not the from the area, real estate agents are telling me I should maybe start out with a turnkey to get my foot in the door?

I am looking to come in on the 4th though so I can do some scuba diving and site seeing as this will be my 1st time in Cancun.If interested in room hacking and we seem to get off on the right foot, I can look into converting it to a two bed room.I am an IT Manager for the day to day. 

Since I am based in the Bay Area, the price per square foot is higher.

Not a lot of traffic, most have an agent, and even if I force everyone to sign in, they often give school emails or bogus numbers. 2.