AZ is more landlord-friendly, is cheaper, and has better ROI than CA. 

I am currently marketing in and around Ann Arbor, more likely for wholesale deals, but will hold properties if the numbers are good, but also marketing down into Lenawee county which is cheaper for holding.

This is purely from a a monetary standpoint, cheaper the better.

It may be cheaper to just lay that out over the pad, and given that it doesn't require watering, it may be an attractive option for a potential buyer - plus they can always remove it at a later date...You can get most types of turf for around $3 a square foot, which will be cheaper than removing concrete and installing turf (and likely some type of irrigation system).

Marcia Maynard I use Ashlar, and I always try to use in stock products, so if I need more, or purchased too much or need to repair it later it's not a problem, I won't use the ultra, it's too expensive, if I have to pay the ultra price I will switch to glue down planks that are quite a it cheaper, I'm ok with the $1.49 and $1.89/sf pricing

In multiple economic fronts, using dollar devaluation to make export cheaper and to cut borrowing rates, extended arm through globalization, no longer works for the USA to gain both earned and unearned income or at least have little or no effects to gain what used to be always working.

Another possible cheaper option I've done on other houses is a mini split heat pump.

Plumbing supplies aRe usually cheaper at stores such as Hajoca.

And, use YOUR title co. to close, it's usually actually cheaper, even you're paying for the title insurance (0.55%).

It's always cheaper and easier to do anything during the rehab than it will be once there's tenants in.Ugh.All you guys rock, @Joe Splitrock and @Scott Dillard and @Billy Smith and @Mike F. and @Mike Wood and @Jim Adrian - a thousand thanks!