This is another good reason to take some time to declutter your home as well so buyers are not overwhelmed by stuff piled everywhere.Interior decorating and remodeling news brought to you by baseboardradiatorcover.comSource: howtonestforless.com/2014/05/22/15-best-tips-selling-home/

What about offering the tenant $200 or $400 if they declutter, clean up, and make the place look really saleable?

Since your plan is to hold and rent, put your money into necessary structural, systems upgrades and code issues (updated wiring, plumbing, HVAC, roof, windows & doors etc) and then focus on the interior - update the kitchen {de-clutter and maybe reface the cabinets, update plumbing, etc}, the bathroom and flooring ... then repaint.On the exterior, clean-up the current landscaping and maybe paint.

Mostly clean-up and declutter.

This could be any number of things including:A CMA (comps) of the subdivision you are walking.Tips sheet for owners "It's time to clear the gutters, DIY gutter cleaning tips", or "De-Cluttering Tips", etc.A sample of a document included in your transaction package like Seller Disclosures, or a Buyer/Broker agreement.A Realtor newsletter relevant to the communityA contest submission form (where submission requires an email address that you can collect for an email drip campaign.)An open house invitiation for a listing you are sitting that weekendIf you bring an item of value to pass out, you are more likely not to get the door slammed in your face, and instead have people engage in conversation with you.

Declutter and depersonalize is what I have all my sellers focus on when prepping their homes for market.

In the last couple of years I have also applied minimalism to my life by decluttering, selling or getting rid of things I once thought I needed but only realized that I never needed it in the first place.

(the "I buy ugly houses" billboard must work on some folks...they could make more if they decluttered and painted, etc....but they don't.A investor/seller might have deal-fatigue and just want headaches to go away.

100% new floors, 100% new paint, Kitchen reno, new roof(waited for a bad storm to get help from insurance - it rains a LOT in middle TN) got the pool onlineredid backyardcurb appeal/tree de-cluttering little foundation improv, lot of drainage improvements What was the outcome?

I agree with @John Underwood on decluttering the countertop in the kitchen.Also, I would get some art work on the walls in the bedrooms.