MAY NEED TO LOWER GRADE AT LANDING TO OBTAIN REQUIRED RISERS3.

They are hands-off, institutional grade real estate investments, and they allow you the option to diversify.

6 plex and 3 plex in the same area (grade of area) I go 6 plex (less % loss with an empty or a ruined unit)Neighborhood quality and quality of units vary this.more info please

EP, as well as local township ordinances that could be in play.If the tank is out of service because it is deficient, many local municipalities will require that first it be pumped, they filled with stone and the lid broken to render it non-functional, then graded over and planted like in grass.In each PA  municipality there is an official called the Sewage Enforcement Officer, SEO, contact the township get the name and phone number of the SEO and call him or her for a direct answer to your situation. 

I only have experience in the Cleveland market but all mentioned markets will have similar issues.Take a look at the Neighborhood grading map for the Cleveland market for more information on Cleveland neighborhoods.

@Matt HolmerWe use the commercial grade concrete paint that you would see in auto-repair garages, warehouses, etc.  

Either both units need up grading or they don't.

You mite be farther ahead to just buy some paint grade trim and tear the old off and put new up.

I suggest reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods to gain some more familiarity in that market.I have actually been tossing around some ideas on opening up a small operation in the Tampa FL area as well as one of our staffers is moving down that way and he implanted that idea in my head. 

Total gut rehab cost with high end result for a flip and also with mid grade result for rental?