Clean floors tile or laminate is always best but if you have carpet make sure there are no stains and smells fresh.Landscaping and curb appeal raise rent to include servicesIt is difficult to rent a dated or unkept property when your competition is a much better choice.When I take on a new property to manage I front the cost for the owner taking it out of the first months rent so the owner is not out upfront money, as well the owner knows I will make it a priority to rent it quick as now I have cost to recoup.

A project on RI's coast required zone IV yet the state denied a permit based upon the Industrial Building Commission; the IBC board is comprised of modular home builders using wood and completely self-serving regulatory body.

I read the title of your post and immediately thought you had found a body!

I am not a savvy stock guru and I like investments I can touch, smell and possibly add value to.

Minor stuff, maybe a rack of free weights, a benchpress, and a treadmill with a few full body mirrors and maybe a small TV.  

In answer to your questions, it partly depends on the student body in general and on the type of tenants you want.I don't know Baylor; is it an expensive school?

I'm new to the real Estate world and want to know is $2000 dollars enough to get started making money my credit sucks no credit cards and up to my eyelids in debt came across some money and wanted to invest in real estate want to be an  entrepreneur tired of working on someone else's dream want to work on my dreams  I'm in the Chicago land area and I'm a quick studie can any body help me learn I'm new and don't know nothing please help!!!

My reasoning: Larger Body Types = More wear and tear on the property.It looks like this has already been discussed, without resolution,  on bigger pockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/187...The overriding theme seems to be to not discriminate based on size.  

I am excited to be joining and looking forward to learning and contributing towards this wonderful collective body of real estate knowledge. 

The smell of sewerage from a local treatment plant reaches the property three times a week19.