My uncle personally has a few cash flowing rentals that at the time of purchase he got at a good price before major market changes, and even through the overall loss of value in his doors they still maintain a higher growth potential just with the cities intense influx of people, organizations, sports teams ETC...Hope that's in some way helpful!

You probably want to keep it clear to avoid excess weight and access to maintain the hot tub.

I have not personally used them, but I am a full time real estate agent and one of my most trusted real estate attorneys that I work with has given me their information and strongly recommended them for my investor clients.Also going forward I wouldn't recommend using anything Zillow related at all...

There have been a few properties I've come across that really get my attention (1-10 miles away) and I drive by to see if its my kind of property (ugly, not well maintained or needs work) and when I pull up and there is a realtor sign in yard.

There are lots of sites that maintain commercial inventory.

They unfortunately do not understand the importance of maintaining a professional approach to operating a business and in doing so will set their tenants up for failure in the future.

Toss a cheap slanted roof on them, put them on a gravel bed, and maintain them properly, and I imagine they would last as long as the units you're planning on building. 

Considering visiting Japan for a few weeks in 2017.Thanks for any thoughts on maintaining focus when in tough circumstances.

This is what I found online, and it's still unclear to me:-----Paint requirements: Interior walls, ceilings and other exposed surfaces in rental units must be kept smooth, clean, free of flaking, loose or peeling paint, plaster or paper and maintained in a sanitary condition.

Each unit has electric baseboard heat, which will be better maintained once in the tenants names.