Proper angle / lens / post processing will make small place appear much bigger, brighter, more appealing.  

You are stating absolutes from your own limited lens and neglecting to factor in the thousands of investors who've come before you and solved this. 

I also thought the floor was 18" ceramic tiles, I've never seen vinyl quite like that.Here's a black appliance kitchen of mine (forgive the funky panarama, I need to get an SLR with a superwide lens)  Note the undercounter lighting, is very cheap now and makes a huge difference!

The goal is to show that you are not making money in the lens of the IRS, but also making sure that you can + cashflow in the lending world.

The goal is to show that you are not making money in the lens of the IRS, but also making sure that you can + cashflow in the lending world.

With house hacking, I would not look only through the lens of COC returns as a lot of times the cash flow is so skinny that any uptick in expenses can wipe out your cash flow.

The results they produce will be used by your accountant when you file, but with that strategy you know it was done correctly and with the lens of your greatest benefit.

Food for thought - you'll also want to consider your tax strategy and reported income through the lens of your future plans.

Maybe put up a barrier between hotub and his camera.Plant trees along your fence line, etc.If there is nothing one can do about a neighbor camera pointed at there pool..... well then there isn't a thing the neighbor can do about pointing a laser-pointer into the lens of that camera and blinding it.... 

If the sum total of your lens is backwards, staring into history lamenting for a mulligan, you will NEVER have a future.