Pour concrete on it ?  

I took the L for 10 years and watched Greenpoint/Williamsburg change from Polish/Italian/Latino to hipster/artist to Wall Streeters boarding the train with a suit and tie.  

At that point the rental performance will be more concrete, its a proven market (and you in it). 

Nothing beats a good referral.I am closing on a house January 2, 2018 and looking to start some concrete work right after closing.I will appreciate any referrals for Concrete experts that work in the Denver Metro Area.Thank you!

But where exactly that line is it's hard to say.For example I bought a place they wanted me to fix some draining and concrete.

I don’t have a concrete budget as of now.

But the more expensive the property, the more polished knowledgeable, resourceful and presentable you have to be.

Lenders wont typically buy that unless there is a concrete reason and or hardship which would make that move make sense like moving significantly closer to work, or taking in an aging parent, etc, etc...The reason for that is because in a typical scenario, people want to move out of a duplex and have more room in an SFR. 

I rarely use the actual stakes as I tend to put them on concrete or inside, but they attract a lot of ants and unlike the Terro liquid that goes on cardboard, it doesn't dry out nearly as quickly as the stake stations (I also add liquid Terro to the tops and four corners of the stake stations to attract more ants).The plastic bait stations are also decent but if they're on even a slight decline they empty out all over the ground.  

I know that rules of thumb are not necessarily concrete investment strategies, but as a filtering criteria, does the 1% rule apply in St.