At that price point, I'd make sure the house was crisp and clean with good landscaping/curb appeal.

My idea was to open the curb on the main road as well as the small side street that leads into the community.

We then come in as the equity investor to cover out of pocket costs (inspection and appraisal) and holding costs (6 months worth).Used correctly leverage will boost your returns while allowing you to shift risk to the 1st and 2nd mortgages.

The street I lived on was a nice brick street with granite curbs that ended in the woods where piles of bricks and granite that were intended for more streets had been collecting vines and growth for 40 years.

I traded mostly vertical spreads during times of high volatility, which as I'm sure you know boosts the premiums you can get, which in turn increases your probabilities, while defining my risk to the downside.

Although I did just check my boost points for the sake of this post.

I plan on heading to the recorders office in the morning to see if we can figure it out - if we can secure the lot to pair with the property it will be a great boost for sale price afte.

We use equity and debt (A&D loans) to purchase land, pay soft costs for zoning/entitlements, site plan design and engineering plus hard costs for mass grading, installing underground utilities, retention ponds, streets, curb and gutter, etc.

In ever widening circles, I kept looking until I found a 6-unit MFU which gave immediate cash flow which over the years has only grown.I pay for lawn service as the tenants don't want extra  charges and I want to retain curb appeal.A single vacancy in an MFU only reduces income, while in a SFR, the well goes dry until you fix up and rerent.IMO, MFUs are in disfavor primarily due to the high buy-in cost (LTV below 70-75%).

Now, honestly, I read the regulations and what Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and what HUD was trying to impose with the seasoning requirements and then the deed restrictions became thier answer to curb possible fraud.