I want buyers to get excited and take comfort knowing the home they are purchasing has not only been upgraded aesthetically but inside and out.

But as far as aesthetics go, I would absolutely remove that wall. 

This is absolutely NOT an endorsement or solicitation of this product, but I have been pretty impressed with Rustoleum products to date, and how they can "transform" certain aesthetic aspects of my rentals.https://www.rustoleum.com/en/product-catalog/consumer-brands/specialty/stainless-steel

The problem is the hardwoods look aesthetically bad, but the good news is the floors have never been refinished, and had been covered with carpet most of their lives so their potential for restoration down the road, for sale, is pretty good.This will be a low end rental so I really don’t want to sand and refinish the floor for renters with pets then have the same issues when they move out. 

I have looked at KCK, KCMO, Spring Hill and OP near where we live and they are obviously all very different.in an ideal world we would buy a house that is on the low end of cost and needs some work, primarily aesthetics, that we can handle.

The person you discounted because they didn't aesthetically match your idea of a good tenant could have been the best tenant you could have ever asked for.

The laminate w/installation is costing us about twice what carpet would have been - IMO, totally worth it from a durability and aesthetics standpoint.  

You can be cheap with other materials and items for aesthetic purposes such as mirrors, baseboards, light fixtures, etc.  

Putting the numbers in a spreadsheet so you can compare them side by side takes aesthetics out of the equation and focuses you on the numbers and the investment potential of a property.

Network, Look on property websites and go to open houses (even if it is just for the practice of looking at houses and looking past the aesthetic things that you like/don't like and looking at the numbers).