@Catherine Kahle For the bypass, check out: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/16/491447...and http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/27/492891...I predict a boost to the area where the exits to the road are.  

She has a podcast and just recently put her predictions for 2017 into a two part podcasts that comes with all the data to support it. 

So the positive side is that you can get better returns over the first few years (assuming positive reviews) because as that base grows you get more predictability.  

If the top of the Market is upon us and things happen like Harry Dent predicts, then, you can also Rent after the Homesteading time period and try to Sell after the Market finds a bottom.

Since I'm local (Arcadia neighborhood) I could probably quickly predict possible outcomes based on that

And of course that makes sense since no one can truly predict "the next Lawrenceville" with 100% certainty, but still, why can't all the true local investors come to a general consensus on this topic? 

Unlike a typical credit score, SmartMove’s ResidentScore is designed specifically to predict bad outcomes in the rental industry.

I am curious about how you predict your income & expenses so far out and how you determine them to be non-cash flowing at the 3 year mark?

Especially if those roads are going to be widen which might have negative effect of the value of the property especially in a residential zonings.I would suggest talking to a local realtors about the property or even other properties in that area to get a better / professional advice.It's really hard to predict the future or the potential appreciation of such properties but overall, those are not a positive factors i would want to hear especially if that is your first investment property and you are just getting started.

So, if for example if heat is paid by the landlord and the building has an old oil fired boiler and you swap that out for a new high efficiency gas boiler you not only save yourself money month to month in operating costs, but you have increased the value of the property by a predictable amount.