We used to have Co-star membership in the past and sale, lease listing and comps were all add-ons.

All stars aligning!

We used metal edging, "black star" gravel in the beds up front and seating area, planted sod (900SF by seating area), compacted pea-gravel on top of road base for the driveways, and did a planter at the corner of the property by the street.

Everything was just peachy keen, and I stupidly relied solely on Washington Zillow Mortgage reviews (alleged 200+ 5 star, could easily be gamed).

That's not enough funds to live like a rock star though. 

You missed one yestetday on How to be a Rock star in Real Estate Investing.

I am not sure about the exact dynamics of the Roanoke market but I have visited the Star City on numerous occasions and Roanoke seems to be up and coming. 

Definitely not an example of "you get what you pay for"Wow "many of the 5,000 students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump but instead all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of "The Apprentice" TV star."

Not at all turnkey.During this period, we crossed paths with a few other outfits soliciting these borrowers that were highly predatory and had slicker sales pitches that promised the sun and the stars and the moon.I imagine that this is why banks now prohibit this practice.Sounds like it could be a good deal, but, in the end, you're probably better off with a new buyer/tenant anyway.

I'm 26 and my wife and I are looking to purchase our first home and have been huge fans of downtown the last two years (the pearl, blue star and etc).