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Because, as you might imagine, a tenant turnover will cost considerably more than $225, but as @Thomas S. mentioned, the actual insulation bill for an attic will be considerably more than $225.Go to www.homewyse.com (I love this website by the way), select "Installation", then, "insulate attic" and see that their rough estimate range is from $1.59 to $3.08 psf (labor and materials), but then it depends on whether they are insulation batts, or blown in type insulation.In any case, if the existing attic insulation is inadequate, then maybe this "upgrade" might be warranted, regardless of how long the tenant has been there. 

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While you can theoretically raise the rent, you might very well be better off to look at a 20 applicant pool as a wonderful thing and carefully select a high-quality, long-term tenant at your current price. 

As long as the house meets budget, they are allowed to select it, regardless of neighborhood.

I would choose laminate over butcher block, Laminate will not turn off any buyers assuming it is neutral where as butcher block has an appeal to a select market.

Anything below 38% for a select service property is asking for trouble.How has the subject property done on the STR report in the last 3 years? 

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