Exterior maintenance such as pressure wash and gutter cleaning, these times we take care of them and usually at turnover.

Last appraisal we got was $560k (*the reason the appraiser said it was so low was because there weren't enough similar houses sold to really base my home price off of).Upstairs is a duplex 4b, 2baBasement is 1b, 1baShared laundry roomMy wife and I live in the basement and tenants live above us. 

For example, do landlords in that neighborhood charge for coin operated laundry, or do they hold pet deposits?

For recent purchases: less than 3 years, you probably have to grow with them and think about how can you maximize returns: maybe ADUs, or Coin-laundry or e-pay, renting space on the property for storage, air b and b or mid term rentals, splitting the lots, Tic sales etc... or value add to increase appreciation faster!! 

I believe my home can benefit from minor renovations in the basement bathroom, new laundry appliances, painting, and replacing railings on the home's exterior.  2. 

The heating and cooling seems to cause the vinyl to expand and contract (especially under rugs and piles of laundry where the floor is insulated from room air)   It was especially bad with the adhesive edged LVP we got from HD.   

Scattered across their floors and countertops are the evidence of their hurried departures: half-packed bags and unwashed laundry, children’s toys and textbooks, bills and paperwork, canned food and loaves of bread, pet cages and, in some cases, the pets themselves.

They wash up nice, hang great on the beds and seem to last forever.

PM sent us a laundry list of photos and repairs from damages in the home. $4200. 

These are numbers for some of the nicer suites with separate laundry and nicer finishings but it gives you an idea of where things are at here.