Some want simple pix, and some want them looking very professional with color effects, etc.

There's a lot of fools putting people in harm's way by moving them in to units that have serious safety concerns, like loose hot wires, no smoke detectors, failing exhaust ducting and more.

I have a duplex built in the 50's I noticed that a similar duplex down the street was for sale and upon viewing the pictures I noticed it had a washer dryer hook up stuck in the utility closetthe owner moved the hot water heater to the left and and expanded the space I decided to do something similar in my unitsI actually used one of the hall closets there are two in the unit one near the kitchen and one outside the bedrooms I decided to use the one nearest the kitchen and ran plumbing and electrical to the closet widened the opening to accept a stack washer and dryer and installed vent holes and duct work to remove the lint.from the dryerof all the things I did in my unit from tiling to new lighting and laminate flooring over carpetprospective tenants seem to appreciate the washer dryer hook up the mostI think a close second is the laminate flooring but I wont know until it is all down and I have my first looks.this is probably old news to you veterans out there about converting a closet into a washer dryer room but I am a newbie and just happened to stumble upon this idea when I saw my neighbors house otherwise I may never had had the inclination to do it.

So, you could beat up the seller on price/terms for having to buy a death scene house and then rent it out for a while, change the color of the house, different landscaping, etc. changes the perceived character of the house from persons driving and walking by.

I think this detail really makes a huge difference , painting all of your moldings white really allows the contrast with the wall color and makes the space stand out.go to houzz.com . its a great site that you can look at hundreds of photos and styles of anything you search for. it can give you some really good ideas and may help you choose what will best fit your space.

It didn't cost one dime extra to buy contrasting colors and install a "checkerboard" pattern in a large kitchen, and our properties nearly always rented very quickly, with nothing but positive comments, ie.

Again, this is a five gallon since I always used the same color, Glidden Navajo White in everything.4.

First i would think about what it will take cost and labor to strip/patch/sand,stain and finish the floors stripper and sanding pads will add up unless its an exotic wood, I personaly would simply lay new hardwood or laminate flooring down you can find all styles sizes colors types of wood and most are prefinished and are extremly easy to instiall, some are glueless and nailess.

You need to find out what protected groups there are in your jurisdication, in addition to the federal groups: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).

Use neutral colors and materials.