A clean, neutral-looking curb gives prospective homebuyers a chance to visualize their own additions/upgrades.

Thanks Ken, this is all very valuable information.

In both you are now paying taxes on an additional $1K/mo.

Quote from @Drew Sygit:My apologies w/my earlier post (below), I was on my phone and not laptop so it wasn't tagging.I will if I may add some additional thoughts...1) The appraisals I've seen in these markets are no where near Zillow estimates. 

.- Logically, there really is no additional security provided with both keyed doorknob & deadbolt, but a deadbolt is more secure than a keyed doorknob.- Since you need a key to lock a deadbolt when you leave the premises, tenant's can't lock their key(s) in the home and then pester us to come let them back in.--- Tenants can still lose their keys outside their home:(

Additionally there is always a healthy nouveau rich following that attempts to mirror their predecessors achievements.

In other words, if you can get it going, you are taking a lot of risk to build something that isn’t the most valuable thing you could build

They just passed another conservation ordinance for rural, and if you want to even add an addition to your property within LG city limits you've got to cough up 10k for the general permit alone. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Additionally I would add a benefit for you is that you're in great area to be able to invest locally and can invest in your own back yard as they say.