Leaves an immediate bad impression.Entry Door: This seems silly but make sure your front door opens and closes easily without the need to play around with the door. 

I'm born and raised in Houston and now work with a full service long-term rental management managing over 300 doors - all SF or MU (up to 4 unit).

Pack their items, change front door locks and give new locks to other tenants.

You can target lists through a multiple list source sites, skip trace those lists, then market to those buyers through cold calling, SMS campaigns, direct mailers, and/or door knocking; amongst other routes.

You and the wife could live in 1 side and you could rent the other doors out.

Most rental properties in Milwaukee are old and run down, our product stands out. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Tenants were ecstatic that I have been fixing things that were neglected for years and based on units in Clinton trading for about $200k a door, the property will likely appraise for 750k+ Lessons learned?

Gas heat would require constant tank refilling and it would be very bad to run out in the winter.

The 23 doors are only spread over 4 properties.