I am a loan officer so I could be able to help you navigate this.

We want to highest amount of revenue (rents and property value - for appreciation and de-leveraging), with the least amount of tenants.Also with SF lawn and snow are done by the tenant.

He's paid the sheriffs office twice and they haven't got them out.

In Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue.

On the revenue side,it seems there isn't much room to increase rents, no central air, maybe an older building etc.

Their office staff ordering the microwave and coordinating delivery and install would qualify as "labor," so I don't think there's much there. 

We hypothesized that more people booked from a host with a face and name rather than a company logo, which likely helped with revenue too.Well-Timed Refunds: When mistakes inevitably happened, we limited exposure to bad reviews by issuing generous refunds right before guests checked out.

Might also try one of the stock brokerages that has intl offices as well like Schwab or Fidelity.I would also get it here in the bank account and ready to spend, before you do much work with them. 

For me personally, I would leave it a loft so the renter could have a playroom for kids, office space, family room, etc.

That means calling the inspection office to see if they have an open permits, if it is in fact a legal x unit, does it have any housing violations, has their been any police activity near the property, have any of the current tenants had an eviction on their record.