They have handymen and other contractors that those things are easily done by (replace faucet, drain clog, small refresh when tenant move out, etc).

Very refreshing... thank you for starting this post!

Agreed, just saw a property pop up yesterday that is identical to our unit, just he opposite end of the building, needs a big refresh and was listed @ $969,000 that is $300K more than our place that needed no work.

I was able to.pick up a beach side SF a year after Sandy hit and started renting it out 18 months later after a refresh.  6 years ago Airbnb was not the PowerHouse it is now so I was using local websites with real simple interfaces that basically put you in touch with the prospective renter with one email I still use the site I think I pay $90 a year pretty straightforward I only offer 7-Day rentals starting 2 pm Saturday and ending the following Saturday at 9 am.

@Tim G.Thank you for this refreshingly enlightened perspective and calling out the lack of empathy and understanding about long lasting effects of racial racial in equality on wealth, particularly in real estate, in addition to other social issues.

After being a member on a few other REI sites, I found this one to be very refreshing, informative and friendly.

I know that after a year or so of guests it seems like you may have fixed all the things in the house that need fixed, but soon enough I think it makes sense to go back through the house and re-fresh the design and items inside.

I wanted to refresh this thread...and curious if anyone has had any success in acquiring a property this way?

I'm so tired of sitting in front of a computer and keep refreshing the web page.

Im having a tough time finding a Realtor to work with in the busy Jacksonville Fla area Theyre not returning phone calls, not wanting to come across town to show me a listing of theirs (I was told to call a agent in the area, but they couldnt recommend one), saying its UC when its showing up as available and "refreshed within 15 minutes" on Realtor.com (which I know isnt THE most accurate, but better than Z or T I think), producing piss poor listings with virtually no info or pics of the house but a bunch of blah, blah blah disclaimers that have nothing to do with the actual home.