Tile and commercial-grade vinyl plank can be more expensive than other types of flooring.

For market research I used softwares like AirDNA and Mashvisor to look at average occupancy rates, revenue projections, comps, and market grades.

Not everyone goes for basement but if you live above might emphasize if it is a quiet place or has an above grade exposure in terms of windows.  

I've recently analyzed each of these areas and assigned a preliminary neighborhood grade from A to F.  

Maybe not investor grade but its a place where I personally stay when I look at apartments when I am in town.

Especially if you want to maximize efficiency, it's going to be really hard to copy and paste someone else's design that meets all requirements of your site: land area utilization, site conditions (grading, utility connections, entry points, etc.), etc.

I created The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods to give investors like you a much better idea of the greater Cleveland market.

To find the right location for your assisted living home, target neighborhoods near hospitals, pharmacies, and areas with a high concentration of seniors.

And, when I say study, I don't mean I read a few consumer-grade books.

The inventory for investment-grade property is still very tight and the demand is overwhelmingly higher than supply.