They also have a 0.49/sqft tile that looks kind of like marble.I also prefer laminate over vinyl because it's 2-4 times cheaper and holds up nearly as well from my experience. 

Also in our area,  it is cheaper to buy a distressed house and rehab it to original condition, and then get a rent amount that is greater than 1% per month. 

two different opinions here, (everyone looks at it different)first. take down rail on left side, build walls with windows and make it a sun room. change exterior door to an interior door. or do a double window and add a bedroom. second opinion and the cheaper alternative, change right door, to a window , tear our brick step. and make it a bedroom.  

Option 1, if I get it rented right away it is cheaper for the tenant, and I am guaranteed not to be out anything (theory).

But I do understand that if you take it in pieces, it is cheaper for you.

His pitch was that prevention is cheaper than a cure.

Perhaps those investors don't like being slumlords and that is why they are avoiding the cheaper cost / higher cap rate properties.

It can work out and save you some money on some things but cost you money on others.People will sometimes go when a breaker goes bad and put in a cheaper breaker that is not correct for the panel.

But materials tend to be a bit cheaper at menards so I buy more from them.

If beds and baths are the same, finishes and condition are the same, adding an extra 100 sq.ft. is much, much cheaper than the overall price.Also compare your house only to ones with the same style.