The conversations are usually a meeting of the mines, a clash of modern vs retro and have come to learn and concluded to one thing.Anyone involved in the REIA are usually there because they truly want to help new investors.

My entire first floor is a modern functioning office, but I’ve never claimed it for tax purposes.

Now I have to clean up pepsi spray off my laptop.

G Suite  - a notebook, a badass surface laptop and lots of hope :) No just kidding, just plan well, make a detailed materisl list and go for it 

I would say, your best bet is to pain the units a modern greige color like Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.

It's in Tampa near the water so I just figured it could fit the more high-end, modern look that is desired there than the old school low ceilings.

My thinking is if it is that old the home will sell better with modern materials and features. 

You could bring an Ipad or laptop with you and allow him that to complete the application and give permission to run a screening report.

I allow month to month for as long as I need to allow it for, basically, once its time to renovate the home, ever home is renovated, its time to move out, get the renovation in place, modernize the home, get a higher quality committed tenant with a contract at a higher rate.

look at City Zenith software to create a digital twin it allows for 1 standard design to rapidly be applied for all site variations and saved for submission to a modern Planning commission to run simulations for all utilities and impact on the surrounding area.