We invested approx $165,000 - $180,000 in remodel, parking lot, landscaping, signage.

My mom a hair salon with 3 apartments over the salon my father a landscaping business and also has 3 units over his garage where he keeps his equipment.

The data paints an interesting landscape for the market.

Did this in exchange for refacing their building and redid their landscaping which cost about 75K.

I would also upgrade landscaping, which is pretty cheap but creates a great first impression.

Your electrician will need to get paid more than your landscaper.

Single family homes are going to have a wider audience to resell to, will have a tenant base that is more able and willing to maintain the property, and there are lower costs due to no common areas/landscaping, etc.Multis are better cashflowing, but come with more work and more issues. 

Hey Susan, I'm out of Austin, so familiar with the landscape - give me a holler if you want an alternative opinion to the HELOC

I love hearing about how other people are operating and improving the landscape.

New HVAC was needed along with unkempt landscaping and other small issues due to the age of the house.