What I did see that may turn people off is the galley kitchen that has low ceilings compared to the other areas.

Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of habitable room area and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by two (2) people shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of habitable room area for each person.

Properties are extremely cheap compared to the rest of the states.

If you compare my two deals, the lot that the 5 unit currently sits on is only moderately larger than the two combined lots that I wanted to convert my 2 unit to a 3 unit.  

Here are some specific action items:-build out your profile on BP, I want to see a picture of you, know what you do and what your goals are-be helpful on BP, start trying to answer/participate in posts where you have some value-start reaching out to people on BP specifically, with small, specific asks-go to a few networking events every month and plan on talking to many people...it takes 5 + bad conversations to find 1 good one-go to 2-3 conferences per year and be very purposeful there in your intentions, don't just go to sessions and stay quiet, be intereactiveI probably should have started with this, but what is your goal in connecting with these people?

Excellent choice in materials and I'm sure that tile will hold up very well compared to carpet, laminate, etc.

@JD Martin I don't have any magical answers here but I'm curious: How do you think the market value compares to what you are willing to pay?

I wrote the above for informational purposes.

That's different than just inflation.Appreciation is the inflation of value on something in relation to another similar good.Housing prices are going up compared to the price of lumber and concrete. 

For instance the cost of insurance there is super cheap compared to where I am.