Sell the home to whoever your target tenant will be - modern, sleek, urban, renovated, bright/spacious; then sell the location - not whether they have a bank account or need a 7/11 - just that it is located to 'dining, entertainment, shopping, more.' 

Their might be some wiggle room if what is being collected comes in over the market rent however for the most part the market rent would be the preferred guideline and any deviation from that would be up to the lender that you are working with.

Use a wide-angle lens so you can fit more of a room into the image, and try different angles to show more of the room. 

https://www.airbnb.ie/rooms/790842779913188645?

This meeting is the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens meeting rooms.

And yes, you have to paint at least the whole wall, if not the whole room. 

Close to the University of Virginia and a large research hospital. https://www.airbnb.ie/rooms/851008521978902877?

Bonus points (and money) if you rent out the rooms of the unit you live in.

Fun example: my business partner had an STR in Sedona with an oddly long laundry room. 

I purchased a single family to rent out the rooms and it sent my finical plan completely off course because I was not as ready as I previously thought.