I agree with Matt, if you want to command the most rent then take good pictures.

I meet them and need to see that they have a firm understanding of obedience commands and are easy going/lazy.

I just had some landlords have the repair  list cut in half by going up the chain of command.

Rental commands about 1400-1500 per mth I could also add a unit in basement for 10k that would return an easy 900-100.

We visit every property and evaluate the location to determine if the investment will bring either fast returns or if they will command a good rental income to wait at least one year to make the tax liability long term cap gains.i currently own 4 properties. 3 are under rent to own contracts.

However, his unit will need a new furnace and A/C unit to be able to command top dollar in rent as both tenants pay their own utils and the existing furnace/AC in that unit are old and in-efficient.

And 2 BRs should command higher rent than 1BRs.

The only good thing that happened with my SFH was that the neighborhood was on the up and up and I was able to command about 10-15% higher rents per year.

So I command you for your persistence!

If you could build 750 sq ft units at closer to 180 per sq ft you would be looking at 135k per unit which I think could get you up to 1400 - 1600 for a 2/1 with less turn over. 125K for a 500 sq ft apartment is a little tighter and may not command the rent you're hoping for.