By "partial" I mean renovating the kitchen and bathroom, painting the place, re-tiling the floor and maybe adding some smaller features that can make a difference to prospective buyers, such as new A/C units, new internal doors, or maybe even sell the place furnished (home staging is not really an option here); with no or minimal demolition, and hopefully without electricity or plumbing issues.

For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

no one has mentioned it but Real estate agents can be targets of criminals and sexual assault.

Yet inevitably, internally, you think everyone around you is doing it the right way and you are just fumbling along.

I'm leaning towards Philadelphia because I personally find the area more interesting, and it seems like a more international city. 

Hi,I travel a lot and I need a bedroom to use every now and then in Nevada, and I'm considering Las Vegas because it has decent international flight connectivity.

Before you get too depressed at the amount you're making from those properties you need to run an IRR analysis (internal rate of return). 

Internal & external war and currency devaluation did ruin every great empire.

On top of that, if you say something wrong, you can be liable for civil damages on top of criminal charges.I’ve had one signing with an investor, who is also a full time accountant with a government contractor,  and he explained his financing to me because it was different.

Room rentals here tend to go to international students, students from out of area who need to do local internships, and generally older students.