In the future once above is in place correctly will start a market plan for PPC w a budget of 5000 per month Once All the above implemented will look at other marketing mediums My point is do one thing well then add to your plan as you see success to your marketing plan increasing your methods of finding leads Good luck

Green space and parks add value to communities and could increase the likelihood that development would be attracted to that area.

Instead I sent them a notice raising the rent exactly the amount they were charging for these rooms (at this point they were on a "tenancy at will" lease).They must have gotten the point because while they did pay the increased rent the following month they included a notice they were terminating their lease. 

If people post any updates they are aware of, we can fill-in / update any blanks.On that note, this past summer, the City of East Cleveland passed ordinances that increased occupancy permits x 10. 

Alternatively, you can look into roles with the top commercial brokerages, I know the big ones have world class training programs that will greatly increase your real estate investing knowledge.

@Lior Reich  The fine is increases $800 a day. 

Curious, does replacing the septic system with a new and up to code system increase the value of the property?

On the other hand, maybe we locate it first and then 1031 exchange the older properties, increasing our new cash flow even more if we don't have to pay capital gains, affording us a larger property.

The property taxes increased from $3000 to $5000 in 2011.3.

(Of course that would be contingent upon you becoming an agent at that brokerage and staying there for 6-12 months or something of that nature.)Other good questions to ask them would be what are their commission splits, a breakdown of ALL fees (monthly or annually), what their commission cap is, whether they provide leads for you and if the commission changes if they do, how often they provide training and what the topics of the trainings usually are, do they provide mentoring to help you work through deals, etc.Also, keep in mind that there are fees that the Broker has no control over such as MLS access, ($300/6 mo in PA), Realtor dues if the Broker is a member of the association of Realtors ($600/yr in PA), marketing materials, cost of yard signs, networking associations to network with investors, etc.