It looks like a high quality unit.

Jake, Gino, and their staff are far different than other educators in the space, and truly care about their students and network, and it shows from the quality of the people around. 

It's not a horrible investment play, leaving the basement unfinished, because you buy a house at a discount in a flood zone, but it rents are market because there is no downgrade to the tenant on the quality of the rental because it's in flood zone.

Don't overthink this, but make sure you get it right.As far as appraisals go, the appraiser will look at the overall quality of the home.

It is a lower quality finish than hard wood floors so it would reduce value of the home.Most your value increase comes from updated kitchens and bathrooms or adding living space.

Quality property management is key to your profits. 

You need to know values, rents, the expectations of renters regarding the quality, what renovations cost in your area etc.

(Don't know about these crazy times though ;-) They offer about 5 different manufacturers with different quality, prices, lead times and discounts, so check them all out.

Because if the rent is too low, then the tenant quality won’t be good.

It's a simple higher quality of life issue.