You also have to pay for the extras (internet, cable, utilities) as well as furniture, dishes and linens.

New mailbox and address  lettering  1000%light staging, light furniture, bright colors ( while or off white).These items are the biggest bang for the money and effort!

Have an opportunity to buy a $500k hotel in an area that has some outdoor attractions and off a main road.

The City of Newport just built a new outdoor amphitheatre and spent a few million on upgrades to an outdoor shopping center, the City of Covington just purchase a tract of land on the river with plans to turn it into a multi-use outdoor space, and Amazon is building a truly massive distribution center on the airport grounds.And because of Cincinnati's proximity to Kentucky, the international airport here is actually in Northern Kentucky.

Furniture?

It made me start thinking about an outdoor security system for the future once everything is up and running.

Hello,In my duplex the units are connected such that the kitchen odors do flow from one unit to another inspite of the exhaust fans which exhausts outdoors.

@John Gaugerthe outdoor adventourist group is a great start point, and the millennial investor focus group. could you DM me on Facebook so I can get you plugged in?

I am thinking about strategically placing cameras in some vulnerable areas both indoors and outdoors.

This opened up the backyard to create a nice outdoor space for tenants (previously the backyard wasn't functional).