Given the small size of the job, I doubt I could have done 3cm granite for anywhere under $50/ft2.The cabinets come flat packed (from China I assume).  

I have my sights set on a two flat for around 200-250K (preferably in the Logan / Avondale area).

There are two basic concepts how the work is contracted: all inclusive (a flat rate per season) or a rate per push (sometimes per inch of snowfall).

. $100 net cash flow per door (after mortgage, tax and insurance, I'm calculating 5% for vacancy, 10% for maintenance and repairs and a flat amount of $150 for capex reserves per house).

You could not get this closed so you can either lose the deal altogether or still make a little money. 

Tenant agrees to not mount flat screen televisions or other heavy objects to walls, ceilings, or woodwork without prior written permission of Landlord.

Because we have other “like kind” properties that we have never received a request for this (even though they were also just inspected last year for the same company for same reason), we were surprised and even question the validity of this recommendation (actually it is a demand sent to us in the form of a recommendation) altogether.

My other three properties are in Charlotte.When I did a search for "Best cities for real estate investors" I get the following list from Realtor.com:----------------------Those focused on getting a healthy flow of rental income from the get-go might want to cut this list out and put it on the wall: Cleveland, OH, at 11.1%Columbia, SC, at 9.7 %Birmingham, AL, at 8.5%Pittsburgh, PA, at 8.4%Milwaukee, WI, at 8.4%Cincinnati, OH, at 8.2%Memphis, TN, at 8%Greenville, SC, at 8%Tampa, FL, at 8%Philadelphia, PA, at 8%---------------------I'm not sure I want to trust Realtor.com to help me decide where to invest.

I am panning on buying a 2 flat in the Logan Square area (short sale). 

No joke, I was flat-broke and my credit was in ruins when I started.