You can build a false facade style building or even a decorative wall across the frontage of the property so it has the illusion of a nice looking business... with the storage containers stored behind.

Plant some colorful plants, decorate a little bit, perhaps with a flag or something on the porch to give it color. 

However, my handful of properties are A, maybe B type places with tenants who decorate nicely and keep things in great shape.

I decorate my houses like Hugh Heffner would decorate his own.1.

@Jake Stuttgen thx for quick reply Jake, assume I can find this at Home Depot or Floor Decor?

Here's an example of how rewarding this can be --- hopefully there is no one that is of Santa Believing age reading this forum -- haOur Washer died at the facility - I had to run and buy one at Lowes - the guy that helped me looked like St Nick - somehow we got to talking and he in fact played santa -- so we booked him -- he'd never came to a senior living center before - so it was new to him too - we advertised a family event online - didnt know how many people would come - Our Nurse is AWESOME at decorating - I handed over the business card to her, our exec dir and our activities dire - and said spend away - they have our place looking really Christmasy - and set up our TV room with a spot for Santa to sit, tree the whole 9 and made 20 gift bags for kids -- All of our residents but 4 (we have 33 or 34 now - cant remember the census) participated in some form or another which is an amazing participation rate for us - the smiles --- DAMN that was rewarding - I didnt know if they'd like it or not - they are often forgotten on the holidays -- our residents with heavy dementia even responded well and lit up with Smiles -- We took Santa around to the few rooms of folks that couldnt make it down to the activity room for 1 on one --- He wants to come back next year and we will set it up.Check out our FB -- we have photos there --- those are the little things that make it worth it. 

I studied drafting in high school, went right into architectural technology in college and then spent 10 years in the decorating business on the retail end of things.

Then, install a decorative medallion on the visible end of the lumber.  

Note:  that does not mean up to a modern decorating standard so paneling for walls is ok, orange shag carpet is ok, just not holes in the walls or floors.

Org and find short-term rental meetups.The typical stuff like hiring cleaning crews how to decorate you can learn from afar but the local Dynamics and where your house is located and how prone it is to burglary parties vandalism is a must.