I like the West Mobile area, its class A area, you can definitely find deals there, 3 bedroom with 2 bathroom for around 220k or so, you may have to wait a couple of years for positive cash flow but properties there increasing in values better than others.

Random things like this.I can only imagine if they did allow you to add all the bedrooms, they would make you also add fire sprinkler system and a commercial fire alarm system like residential assisted living. 

The are 3 bedrooms

The "slow flip" I am referring to was purchase the property in the traditional financing way and then live there while rehabbing and improving (adding bedrooms, getting the yards back in shape, updating finishes, building or adding shop space, etc.).

But it's a 3/2 and I think I could rent it for $1000-1200, has a lot of NEW things already in it (AC/heating, kitchen cabinets, appliances, flooring) but bedrooms need to be finished remodeling. 

As you know bedrooms are worth more to appraisers than an extra living room.

There is no given answer here, because the whole property needs to be relatively consistent.Kitchens and baths are the common answer, but if they are passable and you choose to invest in them anyways at the expense of peeling paint (or off putting exterior color) and overgrown landscaping, the appraiser and tenant will be walking up with a bad taste in their mouth, thereby not valuing the interior work you have done.But think about the general flow of someone looking to rent: more bedrooms will typically dictate more rent.  

For LA, I think you want to get the max bedrooms that you can given the space because the rents are going to be pretty juicy if done right.

@Spencer ManningYour other questions were answered except for last one.S8 vouchers are for a specific number of bedrooms and rent amounts.So, a S8 tenant must find a property with rent that does not exceed their voucher amount.This stops S8 tenants from renting Class A properties and most Class B.Currently, Fair Housing does NOT protect source of income, so unless a state or local government has passed a law stating otherwise, landlords do NOT have to accept S8 vouchers.

I came across a 2-flat with a basement that has been converted into garden unit with 3 bedrooms and kitchen and bath.