You should sit down with the tenant and talk this out, EYE BALL TO EYE BALL.  

Pretend your getting the hardest rain you have ever seen and imagine where the water is going.I would also keep an eye out for sewer lines and type of material.

It would be like if someone prepared to sell by painting to create fresh visual interest, but chose fuscia and lime green...those colors would certainly catch the eye but I'd never claim that they overdid the curb appeal by painting with too much visual interest.

Purchase price: $530,000 Cash invested: $100,000 My journey into short-term rentals began after years of investing in long-term properties, but it was a podcast that opened my eyes to the incredible potential returns of STRs.

We are eyeing the Treasure Island area due to their STR friendly regs. 

@Abel Curiel, When I first drove by this property in my initial search it caught my eye...out of the 100 or so properties i had on my initial list this is the only one that I had memorized the address of. 

Real-estate Rookie here, I am going to try to make this as concise at possible.There is a mixed commercial unit for sale in my market that I have had my eye on for awhile.

I have done my research but at the end of the day, I am looking for what locals are seeing with their own eyes happening to the Akron market.

I don't know about other areas in TX, but I keep a close eye on Austin-SAN corridor, and I'm familiar with the market in Kyle, New Braunfels and NE San Antonio.

Until about a couple months later, i opened my eyes a little bit more and the entire operation was sketchy.