Although the layout was different we made this home a four bedroom 3 full bath beauty.

The lay out of the units is: one quadplex that has 2 bed/one bath each, there is a "warehouse" in the back that has been converted to a 2 bed/one bath and an efficiency unit, a duplex next to that that is a 2 bed/one bath on both sides.

What you can't easily fix is the layout... which that piece alone would probably make me walk away from this as a BRRRR. 

FHA allows 3.5% down on 1-4 units...UNLESS YOU HAVE A NON-OCCUPANT CO-SIGNER.And so, my loan officer worked for about 10 days to find another appraiser who was willing to categorize the property as a single family (again, that’s how it was zoned with the county, and because of the layout, locking or unlocking one door at the base of the stairs makes either the entire home accessible to one family, or splits it into separate units.)The seller agreed to wait for this appraisal, and luckily, the new appraiser classified the property as an SFR, but once the loan got to underwriting, the FHA-board decided that due to the upstairs kitchen and the completely separate utilities, this home would STILL be classified as a duplex, and therefore, with a non-occupant co-borrower, I’d be required to put down 25%.This is probably a good point to mention that I’m using a first-time home buyer program for the state of Oklahoma, which gifts you 3.5% for your down payment.

Organize to similar home structures or multi-unit layouts.- Remove properties that don't match your property.

We have a two family- upstairs/ downstairs layout.

I take really high quality wide angle photos of inside/out, so prospective applicants already have a good idea of the condition and layout.

Obviously, updating a kitchen or bathrooms are big and doing projects like a needed roof to protect your investment are key, but what about room layout? 

I recommend this one because someone recommended it to me on here, and it does lay out the whole process. 

So I'm for shopping againaloha The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods will lay out all the grade level of all areas for you.