As an Interior Designer/Project Manager who’s done Home staging I’ve  had to work with flip houses that lacked forethought and or quality execution for some realtors trying to market that basic “lipstick on a pig” approach and I wish their flip investors had called me from the planning phase…You may not need an Interior Designer to oversee every step of a renovation but what I’ve been asked to stage after poor choices in style, colors and materials it can be painful. 

Then you can pare down who you listen to to higher and higher quality sources of information. 

Tenant Quality - is it located in a market where the tenants are employed, stable - versus so transient that a 30-day stay is considered normal (and you can't make money with those).3. 

Notices and and cause being required or not is thicker if they've been there more than a year.Not sure if $850 Is worth it, but I would say yes if this is a quality RE, tenant and contract focused attorney and landlording to you is more than a hobby. 

@James Parla The price depends on the type of study you have done as well as the quality and services that come with the study.

I believe my judgement may be clouded by the fact that I have had zero decent quality tenants apply in over a month and have had trouble filling the vacancy.

just to make it match the rest of the pics.or (if you could get more money for the rental--upgrade the grotto to something that more matches the quality of the house.But if it were mine, I'd probably just clean the area and take a new pic.I can't see any weakness that would cause a weekday vacancy other than that might be the traffic pattern for that area.You could always drop the weekday rent and see if you fill up.

Are their listings detailed with good quality photos?

I struggled finding quality property managers and my properties never cash flowed as expected. 

I have a big chunk of cash saved that I need to put to use, but I'm having trouble determining the value of a new build vs a more traditional deal just buying a rental and rehabbing.I've been presented with an opportunity from a builder to build a new duplex in an area which can be used as short-term or long-term rentals in Knoxville, TN.The builder is a rare combination of fast, cheap, AND quality, and has written a "cost-not-to-exceed" clause into the building, so it's an extremely competitive build cost (details below).The deal would cash flow very nicely, but it would force me to leave a chunk of cash into the property.Here are the numbers:duplex: each unit 2:2, 900 sq ftTotal cost of land, 1.2 acres (This is already leveled, excavated, and prepped for building): $80kMaximum build cost: $252kTotal cost: $332kCash in: $67,000ARV: $350kApprox cash flow: $800-1,100So, again, how does this compare to a typical buy/rehab?