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.

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. 

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). 

At some point you need a new roof, plumbing, windows, HVAC, etc - setting aside 5% of rent may cover a new water heater, but very few components of a house last more than 50 years.It's 2024: books written in 2015 or 2018 are based on the market conditions in year 5 years before they were written.

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.

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

While the design a key component to getting people to book your property, the stay experience is key.  

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

This then wraps back into the raising capital dilemma, as that is the major component that I'm missing.I know this was a post full of jarbled thoughts and questions but if anyone has even a shred of insight or advice, that would be much appreciated!