With that said,  I am hoping someone could shed some light to wether or not it is just best practice to stay in safer areas.  

In normal person language, this means the IRS lets you accelerate deprecation on things like cabinets, appliances, carpet, light fixtures, and other parts of the building.

GA Power told me they want a full inspection ... which means I have to turn lights off!!

Any ideas, colors and designs would be highly appreciated! 

Does paying someone to blow new knockdown on ceilings and walls make a big enough difference to justify the cost?  The current texture is not in bad shape, just dated.  It is a 1970's house on acreage with a pool so i...

If you want to pick flooring, paint colors, landscaping, be involved with vetting tenants and changing contracts, setting rent, etc--you should do it yourself!

She hasn't even been staying at the property though, she only comes once a week or so to grab a couple of things, turns her bedroom light on and shuts/locks the door so that it wastes the electricity that her roommates are paying for.

I think you can find 1.4 properties in tolerable areas of Minneapolis and St Paul that have good bones but need some paint/carpet/light fixtures and will meet your cash flow goal of >$200/unit/month, possibly even on the MLS.

I did do light Renos to get the max rent as possible!

We do put a case of caulk into a double wide, oil based primer then a nice contemporary color.