I love reading ebooks.....I down load em and read them when i get time.

That said, the last place I ever want to waste a few hours is at the County Recorders Office.

I personally think it is a waste of time.

No matter how good the area, don't forget that.Granite, hardwood or any other expensive renovating material is a waste of money bordering on insane and is a mistake many new landlords make.

Guy I know wants to put in a pool,,,I ask if he was kidding,,,cause from financial aspect its a waste of money, plus taxes are higher,real value that much lower.

seems to me you could start a class action suit with loads of unhappy LL's - wonder what a council meeting would think of that?

It may be outright illegal, or you might not meet some other zoning rule including setbacks, off street parking, or even having to upgrade water and sewer lines as well as utilities for the bigger loads.

Just make sure you're not tearing out load bearing walls :)

Adding a patio seems like a waste of money.

For me a waste of time is more a factor of making nothing than spending nothing. keep in mind the actual profit also accounts for the cost of money borrowed, making the amount borrowed immaterial assuming all calculations are correct. the only other factor is time, which may or may not be correlated with costs of the project.