Hi Kirk,If it were me, because the roof line really defines it (being 50% of the front), before I'd make any major decisions on what to spend on the exterior  I would talk to a local architect about colors and material selection, and also outdoor plantings.Not to have him General Contract the job, just to provide architectural advise about possible re-styling and colors.I've seen these spruced up by painting the wooden shingles and also by replacing them with metal.

Hi everyone,I'm not sure what the general term is for the rental strategy of renting out individual bedrooms (long-term, not VRBO) in a single-family home. Student housing is usually what I hear these rental types cal...

See suitability standards here: https://www.breit.com/about-breit>>Class I shares require a minimum of $1Million, which would imply that the investor would be an accredited investor or at least is being treated as such by BREIT at least for fee purposes!!

Tenant moves out of SFH....unable to find suitable renter for 2-3 months....do you have the funds to keep it afloat?

Maybe I’m just thinking too much into it but if someone can break it down Barney style that would be awesome.

So a townhouse style 4 or 6 plex with yards and washers and dryers and separate utilities is far superior to a converted Victorian with no yard, no laundry and shared utilities. 

Figure out what you and your team are good at (ie where do you have a competitive advantage) then find investors that match that style. 

I'm not suitable for $35k loan because I'm essentially unemployed.

Put the zip code in and look at the houses that are similar in style and price.

There are sites on the web that teach you how not to pay rent in lots of places in the US that have adopted Socialist style housing laws.