Our metro is unusually large, has two professional sports teams, and is also benefited by an eclectic variety of industry.To add to that, the affordability is extremely attractive.

The REIAs tend to attract some vultures so be careful if you get pitched to invest or sign up for anything.

I ran the numbers but they weren't very attractive to me at the time.  

There's plenty of discussion on the forums that contradicts our procedure, but we've found that including utilities in the rent is attractive to the majority of tenants; they'd rather pay a premium (because you know we're padding the averages and covering our rear ends) than have to mess with setting accounts up and worrying about scratching three to four additional checks a month.  

That’s not to say you can’t push the envelope a little, but if you go too high, you won’t attract buyers.

My recommendation would be to find out why cockroaches are attracted to that property:  "Cockroaches have simple needs: food, warmth, moisture and shelter. ...Cockroaches are attracted to food that has been left out on the counter, dirty dishes in the sink, and crumbs laying on the floor.

Thats an out of pocket expense.Sounds great brother, the fact you can break even or even make some profit while being able to keep a lot in a good area for free makes the deal attractive, maybe you could bring in a partner to build on the lot if the numbers work for both of you?

How do you go about attracting renters into a commercial multi family?

Rapid appreciation sounds attractive but also scared me a bit for market downturn. 4.

If it’s a tough location you will need to offer a lot of concessions to attract a tenant.Be careful in assuming a restaurant will work as that is a tough and fickle business these days.