(Sorry in advance for beating a dead horse) Additionally, I've seen a lot of threads, comments and discussions about how to bring up the fact you need to bring in end-buyers to take a look at the property.

It has a single stall shower and 1 bowl vanity.

Basic Stainless Steel Appliance Package: $2,500 (frig, stove/oven combo, vent hood, dishwasher, with labor to install - we do not include microwave)New Roof: $4,000 (new tin roof - prices vary greatly depending on # of squares area on the roof)New Carpet: $2,000 (includes new pad with aprox. carpeted area of about 1000 sq. ft.)Bathroom Remodel: $2,500 (new ceramic tile shower stall, new ceramic tile flooring, new vanity, mirror, light fixtures, sink, and faucet fixture)Paint Interior: $3,000 (includes painting and some general drywall/finishing prep work)New Vinyl Siding: $3,500 (covering existing cladding with vinyl siding)Paint Exterior: $2,000 (2 coats of exterior paint, minimal prep work)All of these are VERY basic estimates based on a house with 1400 square feet of total interior space.

storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1Box in the top left corner gives you a place to enter address, if you enter the city you want to see, it will give you the overview then you just pick a panel or use the selector tool to draw an area that you want to look at.In short, it's a bit of work, but info is straight from the horse's mouth.Dan

And this type of animal can ONLY be a dog or a miniature horse. 

If your building survives, but all the surrounding ones collapse, demand to rent in your area will decrease, and rents will drop (for a while, not forever).If you're considering a three story tuck-under (that is, a building with parking stalls on the first floor and then 2 stories of living space above) and plan to hold it a while, do not buy without a plan to retrofit, which will cost a pretty penny.Single story ranch style home from the 1960s? 

I'm a newbie and am definitely putting the cart before the horse here, but does anyone do their own staging?

Don't put the cart before the horse and don't overcomplicate it.  

IMHO - ranch homes built post war [1950-up] in decent neighborhoods [near the I-465 Loop] are the "work horse" of the Indy rental market.  

Remember this is advice that will follow you onto many other deals but tie the property up first before paying for it - no sense putting the cart before the horse.