You now have to decide to dedicate the time, effort and energy.

The reason it's attractive to do now is that there are some reasonable unsecured home improvement loan products from the MN CEE (Center for Energy and Environment) that I can use to finance the adds since we currently owner-occupy the property.

I know we'll lose some time/energy on securing a new client, but I'm okay with this if we don't lose any money due to vacancy.  

Possibly justifying higher rents and lower vacancy.In the end, it may be worth pricing out a deep-energy retrofit to super insulate/air seal the property and drop your costs.Good luck and please let me know your thoughts / what you decide.

It does take time, and energy. 

I did have my electrician do an electrical plan overlay for the electrical in the kitchen, so that is one factor.I will also say that there are crazy energy regulations in place in CA that can impact the electrical and HVAC. 

In just 20-30 minutes per day, you can get moving, get those creative juices flowing, improve your circulation, and boost your energy.

And focus all of your energy on finding the motivated ones.

get a real estate license and list them.. your doing a ton of work and bringing a product to market that wont sell through wholesale channels.. that's a huge waste of your time money and energy if you good at helping sellers.. get listings listings are money in the bank in many areas these days.. and its a career that you can do for a lifetime.. 

It's going to cost you more in time, money and life energy than you would want.