If she can rise to those expectations there are always rewards - frozen yogurt, an extra park trip...you get the idea.  

I am evaluating a 40 Mhp park of which 13 of the lots were converted to RV pads and have RV owners on them.

In my market (Southern California) having private outdoor space that's larger than a postage stamp - big enough for a grill, a table, some chairs, and maybe 8+ people to hang out - seems to be the key to higher rents (that, and parking by the front door).I seem to attract former apartment dwellers who feel like it's an upgrade to get those two amenities ... even if the price is the same as the "luxury" apartments nearby.The quality of the yard doesn't seem to matter.

The process requires that the Qualified Intermediary acquire and hold ("park") title to the acquire property and then you can complete your improvements with the rest of your 1031 Exchange funds within the 180 calendar day exchange period. 

Hey BP Nation - New to the Cedar Park/North Austin area.

Then again, it seems to me there may be even more long-lasting restaurants just slightly further off the mall, possibly because they're more visible to motorists and closer to the parking lots (South Street Brewery, Bang, Mono Loco, etc.). 

I just bought a place in Elkins Park last week.

Since deciding this, we've saved around 30k for our first home and I've encouraged my father to sell his fully paid-off Hyde Park bungalow for capital so we could start flipping.

Some HOA communities will even offer amenities which might draw a better tenant pool such as playgrounds or parks, pools and tennis courts. 

A save number to accumulate would be somewhere in the ball park of $5,000.