water, sewer, clearing the land, landscaping, paving, etc? 

A good attorney can help you navigate the real estate investment landscape successfully, and even save you a boatload of money on taxes and closing costs.

@Patrick Liska@Greg Dickerson@Josh Ridpath Well in my situation I have an older property (1972) that we just renovated and put about 18k into 20 units...all new interiors, appliances, hvac, landscaping, etc..

Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $55,000600 sq ft garden unit originally purchased as a fix and flip which turned into a buy and hold after the housing market collapsed in 2008What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

@Zachary CaudillI haven’t been in about a year, but the last Thursday of every month at the Brew Garden in Strongsville they have a meetup.

The rental landscape of the area reflects homes with 1200 sqft area to rent for $1,250.

The following characteristics are required to meet Freddie Mac’s criteria for a student housing loan: Supporting college/university has 8,000 or more students; student housing properties located within close proximity (1) to multiple schools that have a combined student body of 8,000 students or more will be considered; Purpose-built student housing properties; must have a minimum of one bathroom for every two bedrooms, and each apartment must have a separate full kitchen; Stabilized garden, mid-rise and high-rise apartment properties that are greater than 50% occupied by student tenants; andProperty is located less than two (2) miles from college/university or on a public transportation route. (1) IRV will pipe in here to grammatically correct Freddie Mac.

Replacing some screens, landscaping.... wouldn’t this offset the rent and show a loss on the property given the repairs offset the income?

Hello everyone, I've worked as a general contractor in Austin, TX for about 10 years doing landscaping to complete gut and remodels.

Hello everyone,I've worked as a general contractor in Austin, TX for about 10 years doing landscaping to complete gut and remodels.