Cleaning up the exterior, planting sod, and strategically cutting down trees in the front and back yards added significant value.

Find the property, negotiate the contract, do the due diligence, develop the strategic business plan, bring in more experienced property managers and raise capital from investors like yourself (limited partner) to share in the profits.  

A strategic means of getting into an investment is to evaluation which option works better.

It can sometimes make sense to have your LLC's in both your names anyway so that you can "strategically" explain to the tenant(s) that you are NOT the owner.  

I've had several strategic sessions with @Natalie Kolodij and she "gets it".  

Sorry, not nearly enough information to make a good strategic decision.

@Matt Souza, theres an additional advantage to holding properties as tenants in common from the strategic perspective of the 1031.  

Rental rates in Provo/Orem for smaller places are currently surpassing SLC.https://www.uvu.edu/insteffect/docs/strategic-plan-for-managing-growth-2016-update.pdf

@Jared Skov I don't borrow against my 401K, instead I use my 401K for what it is, a strategic investment instrument.

Sounds like a strategic STR purchase if the noise was a factor in getting a discounted purchase price.