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.

Fresh new interior paint and new flooring in the bedrooms.

Florida video voyeurism law:810.145 Video voyeurism(1) As used in this section, the term:(c) “Place and time when a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” means a place and time when a reasonable person would believe that he or she could fully disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that the person’s undressing was being viewed, recorded, or broadcasted by another, including, but not limited to, the interior of a residential dwelling, bathroom, changing room, fitting room, dressing room, or tanning booth.(2) A person commits the offense of video voyeurism if that person:(a) For his or her own amusement, entertainment, sexual arousal, gratification, or profit, or for the purpose of degrading or abusing another person, intentionally uses or installs an imaging device to secretly view, broadcast, or record a person, without that person’s knowledge and consent, who is dressing, undressing, or privately exposing the body, at a place and time when that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy;(b) For the amusement, entertainment, sexual arousal, gratification, or profit of another, or on behalf of another, intentionally permits the use or installation of an imaging device to secretly view, broadcast, or record a person, without that person’s knowledge and consent, who is dressing, undressing, or privately exposing the body, at a place and time when that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or(c) For the amusement, entertainment, sexual arousal, gratification, or profit of oneself or another, or on behalf of oneself or another, intentionally uses an imaging device to secretly view, broadcast, or record under or through the clothing being worn by another person, without that person’s knowledge and consent, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that person.(5) This section does not apply to any:(a) Law enforcement agency conducting surveillance for a law enforcement purpose;(b) Security system when a written notice is conspicuously posted on the premises stating that a video surveillance system has been installed for the purpose of security for the premises;(c) Video surveillance device that is installed in such a manner that the presence of the device is clearly and immediately obvious; It sounds like the OP's situation may not be covered.

Yet inevitably, internally, you think everyone around you is doing it the right way and you are just fumbling along.

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). 

I'm leaning towards Philadelphia because I personally find the area more interesting, and it seems like a more international city. 

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.

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

Creating a consistent theme for the entire house… farmhouseNew drywall and paint interior and exteriorFixing the bamboo hardwood floorsChanging out the light fixtures interior and exteriorPainting and restoring the bathroom vanities Tile paint for the bathroom floors and showersLandscapingChanging out the toilets to eco friendly ones Adding a nest thermostatSealing and patching parts of the roof Drywalling and painting the garage Adding new appliances Staging What was the outcome?