Article from Curbed LA today , it’s going to be on the November ballot —“On Friday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla confirmed that supporters of a voter initiative calling for repeal of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act had gathered enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.”

You may consider more curb appeal or some other upgrade inside before you raise the rent.  

I cant tell you how many HO's dont pay attention to this detail and it will hurt your curb appeal and your ability to sell if the need arises in the futureIf your siding is yellow dont pick a blue roofRed siding- dont go w green (unless you live at the North Pole)

Kick the time-suckers  with their dramatics to the curb.  

Hey BP.I have a home that needs some curb appeal added.

Similar treatment on the right.All the above is extremely simple to do, will be far less expensive than removing the stone, and will completely transform the front of the house to give you that oh-so-important curb appeal.

Just use your downtime prior closing to plan the reno if applicable, figure out ideas on how enhance curb appeal, and prepare for marketing/advertising.

Hi Kim,The house is screaming for a proper proper porch/entry with a portico... it would completely transform the front facade and give the house some much-needed curb appeal.That said, with your extremely limited budget, the next best solution would be build a MUCH bigger wood porch over the existing one (no demo cost, and it's below the entry treshold) that extends a few feet farther into the yard from the house, and if you can afford it, to the far right small window.Either way, build two simple fat columns at the corners of the porch that would be about a foot higher than the railing, and positioned just outside the two smaller windows flanking the entry door.Then, paint the entry door a deep, very rich burgundy.It probably would exceed your super-tight budget, but would absolutely be worth the investment.

Crown molding-No, garbage disposal-probably yes unless there is some major re-plumbing you have to do, exposing/pointing brick-keep it covered with drywall,  if this is exterior brick veneer then ya you probably need to clean it up for better curb appeal. 

The architectural transformation would be mind-blowing, give you off-the-charts curb appeal, and raise the value of the property considerably.