I know lots of people love college rentals and make good money with them, but for me they are more management intensive (due to turnover)than what fits my business model.

I wouldn't mind setting up drinks to see if there is a fit.

This means lenders only want to originate vanilla loans that fit in a pretty box for borrowers.Underwriters do look at income for loans for DTI etc.

I am looking to make a rule of thumb of when each material is used.I've installed around a hundred better-quality, custom-fit vinyl windows so far.

If you know for certained that the neighborhood isn't fit for a fix and flip then find out the rehab cost to get it from shell condition to rent ready condition.

You should follow the strategy that best fits your strengths.Good luck on which ever strategy you decide on!

This would seem unlikely as the condensate water drains back by gravity and so a 4' elevated pipe wouldn't fit the scenario well.BTW:  one-pipe-steam pipes are relatively large  (as they have to simultaneously flow steam in one directions and water in the opposite direction)  so the OP measuring the ize of the pipes will give us better clues.stephen-------------------Originally posted by @Nathan Renner:Possibly, if it is a single pipe in each room, it's probably an old single pipe steam system line.

., I'm initially considering Black River/Calcium area as I have see a few homes in both areas that fit my current criteria. 

It it fits better in your long term portfolio, then hold onto it.

R&D at its finest.  ;-)