That beam ( wood ) was 50 years old and the new steel beam should hopefully last at least that long. 

The memory chips are soldered onto the main board rather than plugging them into a slot, so order it with the memory that you can afford.Backups are mission critical. 

I recommend cleaning it up well and having professional pictures taken for advertising, schedule showings on the same day or weekend in time slots, advertise through all means you can think of: Zillow, apartments.com, trulia, cozy etc.

For example:A clear or black (if you don't want anyone to see what's inside) acrylic wall-mounted suggestion box (both of which fit the dimensions you listed and even have a slot at the top for running wires out of):Link to product: Clear Suggestion BoxLink to product: Black suggestion boxOr just a plain acrylic lockable box that comes in various sizes:Link to product: Clear acrylic boxI wouldn't think it'd need to be anything too fancy or expensive.  

Adding black steel/aluminum fencing to provide a sense of privacy6.

That doesn't mean a good market makes a good deal, but it's an awful lot harder to renovate & command higher rents when rental demand is falling because people are leaving.My family is originally from steel country PA.

It is sturdy, with steel beams siting on top of the concrete blocks.

Add steel wool and wood glue and push them into small gaps.  

Assuming you guys are using conventional lending, if all three of you were on the loan, then this one property takes up a slot in each of your allotments for 10 loans.  

The amount of dust created by a steel track backhoe when it wrecks a house is tremendous.