They rented based upon what was visually evident at the time, same for your backyard.

Then when the electrician was almost done, I'd ask for another $6k to match the progress of the work that you could visually see and verify yourself.

It doesn’t sound like there’s any visual water damage if it’s seeping on to concrete.Try a garden hose and then get a quote from a landscaper to direct the water away from the house.

I have the content but I've spent some time trying to make it visually appealing, however that has been a failure.

I see tons of what appear to be vacant or visually distressed properties on or close to my route.

I'm one of these people that enjoys remodels (when I have time) and being creative anyway, and I believe that when something is clean and visually attractive it attracts a larger pool of potential tenants.Thanks again for reassuring me of my thoughts to just get rid of these people and tell them good luck finding another place like it for the money.

Unfortunately in my market, there may not be more than five or six multi-family on the market at one time.When I am looking at SFRs where there could be dozens, it works better visually just by scanning down the list of asking prices when I know the basic rent rates in an area.  

This will help give you a good visual of what to expect.Best of luck!

It's all up to you for visual appeal.

Read this article: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... and then when you can begin to visualize where you see yourself as an RE investor, then try to read more of the forums pertaining to that topic.