I personally hate house-hacking because I don't want my tenants to ever be within visual range of me, but I acknowledge it's sometimes the only way to gain entry into what's currently a very expensive market. 

Like many people do, I invest in several geographical markets, but wanted a way to visualize the expense breakdown of exactly where my money goes.

So you were right on it seems with your thoughts.If doing again a few visual touches could really make the blank slate of all those white walls pop.

The village manages to strike a visual note somewhere between a summer camp and those temporary field offices that crop up for years at major construction sites, with modular buildings and portable trailers providing accessible shared bathrooms, showers, and laundry facilities; the all-important dog run (pets are welcome and will receive their own suite of services); and common spaces for meetings with caseworkers and meals (three per day are provided).

Make the home visually exciting and authentic to the market you're in.

We learned a lot about dealing with contractors and project managers without being able to visually inspect the work.

You can easily brand it to match your visual branding, and you can also operate it from your own domain, so you can integrate it into your website if preferred." 

Visual observation was otherwise positive – the one unit he could see, seemed in ok condition, no obvious damage or other major structural issues, area was up and coming C+ next to a B neighborhood, a park and school were within walking distance.

Do you spend time questioning their basketball knowledge and running them through various drills, or do you perform a visual analysis and quickly eliminate the ones that are overweight, missing limbs, wearing work boots, etc.? 

So visually speaking, heat pumps and conventional systems essentially look the same.