Is the 360 camera worth the upgrade?

I'd look for quality neighborhoods with high buyer demand and spend more for the location, as cost to rehab would be similar if you are doing it in a bad area or good one (as far as cost to add a deck, drywall, etc, while you may go for more upgraded finishes in a better location). 

I have a general idea, but I just haven't broken that barrier. 

Many hud homes especially in places like Michigan have sat vacant for long periods and were not properly winterized so you run a good chance of issues like broken pipes.

Over the years I have upgraded and upgraded and scratched and clawed...and then one day I met some other real estate investors that were doing what I was doing but a little better (actually a lot better) and I learned to get better.  20+ years later, I STILL only buy 1 or 2 properties a year. 

I've had tenants take me up on offers such as new windows, upgrading ac/heat, even did a full bathroom remodel for one tenant while they were still there and left the cosmetic stuff for once they moved out and had the "remodel" done in a weeks time, which would have taken at least 3 weeks had I saved everything for once they moved out.

The second I walk in to one of them I make a list of all the things I want to fix or upgrade and spend the whole trip either hiking or at the hardware store.

To be able to purchase a 300k condo with under $16k total out of pocked would leave you with the reserves/ capital to do the upgrades.  

But the family has been there for over 10 years and basically he does labor upgrades if we buy materials, and they are very clean.

The property tax system in Texas is broken.