If you want to get a little showy, paint one or two "accent" walls, just don't get crazy, and nothing dark (although once I did do a faux black leather look on a single wall for effect, and to experiment before trying in MY home!).

No new cars or jewelry etc.

:wink: I wear a button front shirt- tailored with 3/4 sleeves, black dress pants and low heels-- no jewelry but my wedding ring and Timex-type watch.

He walked in with an oversized Scarface tshirt on, an oversized black jacket, lots of jewelry, a bandana on his head with a crooked hat over it.

Negotiate a full release based on the asset having lead paint, asbestos, etc. that you are almost certainly going to find in a pre-1980's vintage house.Remember: "What's good is bad, and what's bad is good."

It appears that for 30 years people have lived in the house with a certain heavy faux wood-looking type door separating the garage from the house.

I wouldn't suggest staging the bedrooms as it can make them appear smaller, as previously stated.I just flipped a home built in 1954 and staged it with mid-century modern styling and everyone who saw the "jewelry" loved what I did with the place.

If you know what percentage a line item should be and it appears out of whack there is a reason for it.The seller has been cutting corners somewhere to make THEIR actual numbers appear better than micro market averages for the area.Also and this applies to other asset classes specifically you will see in retail centers for example the actual numbers average to 14 sq ft but are vintage leases.

Leases are key with the stated income and profit might be off of vintage leases at high per sq ft amounts.

...when you tell your husband you would rather have him buy you a rental rather than jewelry for your next anniversary ...