I would do EO for section 8 tenants but I would NOT touch Irvington with a yard stick.

Btw, if you do remove the windows, be sure to save the windows and give/sell to an architectural salvage place. 

@Brian KalinowskiThe listing agent gets 50% and the agent that finds the tenant gets the other 50%What agent's do:- Provide CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) to determine your rent rate- Place the for-rent yard sign- Post your home on MLS and on 600 other websites including (HAR, Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, etc..) – Using Listing syndication to make your property as visible as possible- Place a lockbox for realtor access- Professional photography- CSS (Centralized showing service) - 24 hours call service to schedule appointments to ensure all showing requests are responded to- Post your home in different social media outlets (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest)- Prepare the Lease, collect the deposit and first month's rent- Screening all the applicants (Credit Check, Criminal History and rental history)- Income, employment, and rental verification.

Purchase price: $248,000 Cash invested: $11,000 Purchased 1914 home - 2br/1ba - renovated, that had a guest house in the back yard What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

The other window is 6 ft wide and opens up to my front yard, it just isn’t technically an egress window.

No back yard access so the front would be the only option. - will this type of renovation require the approval of the local civic association? 

The fence is trashed, the yard is trashed, the inside has to be gutted and put back in order just to get it to move in condition as were the two similar homes, previously mentioned for 195K.Just guessing, it will take at least $15-25K to get it into a suitable condition.

The current plan my contractor has is ~4' of mulch on the perimeter, a clean brick outline maybe like this, and gravel for the main body of the yard.

@Gary Baker I'm in your back yard in Fort Worth.

As far as a feature to make the propert stand out, do you do something like a back porch if no other houses have one, or a water feature in the front yard, or seller pays closing costs... that sort of thing?