They tend to cost more to construct then they add in value, they are generally more valuable for a property you are holding as a way to generate more income.

Changing locks and holding contents hostage maybe.

Not a book, but Bill Faeth has a lot of free, good content on his site and YouTube videos.

How about a nice picture of your living room or even the front of the house first, followed by the video games?

I'm wholesaling and looking for seller financing deals to hold as rentals.

I work with a property management company in NJ and we see a lot of success with our clients holding long-term rentals. https://www.tvdhousing.com/Welcome to BP! 

I would not purchase MLS RE in San Diego as this time without value adds unless I was going to hold it at least 10 years. 

What people want in this area of the business (STR) is humans.Look at the top STR coaches and they all say that the more you humanize your listing with personal videos and messages, the more you go up in revenue.

Here is a good video The Ohio Division of Real Estate made about wholesaling in Ohio https://www.com.ohio.gov/real/ I recommend you just get your real estate sales license.

If your hold period is short, it may not make sense to take bonus depreciation.BENEFIT - Clearly additional depreciation is the benefit, but only if you can use it.