And this will be reflected on his end of year tax returns.

Conventional.Others have touched on the condition requirements....but I also say it is reflective of the borrower.

A cost that is ultimately reflected in appropriate rents. 

If two have granite counter tops and tiled showers and one does not you should see that reflected in the sales prices.

Make sure any additional upgrades will directly reflect in an increase in Value. 

My places always showed well, had high efficiency A/C (important in a place where you're cooling the house 8 months a year) solar reflective screens, extra attic insulation, garage door openers, etc.

On that note, market has slowed down a decent amount which needs to be reflected to adjust your price. 

We have noticed a considerable drop in streaming quality which could be the reason.The weird thing is that electricity and gas are included in our monthly rent, so I don't really understand why he would ask us to provide the internet, he could have done so himself and increased the rent to reflect that?

On reflection this topic is a bit of a wind-up. 

Do you think those rent-to-value numbers are really a reflection of invest-ability?