Having laundry in the unit I think gets superior rents and might be one of the highest ROI upgrades.The rental should have a modern feel vs. an old house feel. 

I'm bad at predicting them and even worse at predicting how society will handle it. 

If I've created a nice, modern rehab with an enormous, rusty relic outside HVAC unit that will turn off buyers, I replace it. 

Receptacles intended for window-type holiday lighting may be placed under windows.”Even if more receptacles than the minimum required are installed in a room, no point in any wall space is permitted to be more than 6 feet from a receptacle.”In addition in more modern homes AFCI protection is required for bedroom receptacles/outletsand receptacles need to be tamper resistant (210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection & 406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles).Lighting Required NEC 210.7 (A)(1)210.70 Lighting Outlets Required(A) Dwelling Units.In dwelling units, lighting outlets shall be installed in accordance with 210.70(A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3).(1) Habitable Rooms.At least one wall switch–controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in every habitable room and bathroom.Exception No. 1: In other than kitchens and bathrooms, one or more receptacles controlled by a wall switch shall be permitted in lieu of lighting outlets.Exception No. 2: Lighting outlets shall be permitted to be controlled by occupancy sensors that are (1) in addition to wall switches or (2) located at a customary wall switch location and equipped with a manual override that will allow the sensor to function as a wall switch.

So you can follow Jason's recommendation to sell nicer properties and purchase more cheaper properties that provide better cash flow.Of course in the modern 1031 a qualified intermediary is required to facilitate and document the process of you selling and buying.

The rent was $1100/mo which is high for this area but you don’t see modern homes for rent in this area.

You've paid your debt to society if you've served your time," wrote the bill's sponsor, Councilmember Lisa Herbold, in an August 11 blog post.

The nefarious connotation you imply simply isn't mainstream.I'm as big a critic of misused language as anyone, but in this case, I think your understanding of the term "hacking" is out of line with the rest of society's.

I have had nothing but problems with applicants trying to apply and get screened.I don't particularly care about the auction aspect but it would be nice to have a modern website for applications to submit documentation and tenants to pay rent and sign leases.Anyone happen to know of any service like that?

If the historical society does not want it neither should anyone else.