I re-key the lock right in front of the tenant at the lease signing so they can see that the old key no longer works and the new key I just gave them does work.Back in the old days I used to swap out locks....ugh. 

I’d love to swap stories and see how I can help you.

Otherwise I’d go with core swaps, but smartkey could be done by office assistant with no tools. 

As an agent and investor, I always tell people it's too complicated to swap over the account to your name.

Cut grass in your neighborhood.Shovel snow from sidewalks and driveways in your neighborhood.Sell hot dogs at the swap meet with your parents help.Be a TV Actor for Disney or something like that.

I am always interested in swapping stories and giving advice to the newbies in the RE world.

So far I swapped out the appliances, re-did the floors, painted over the cabinets, added quartz countertop(was very cheap since its a small kitchen), added recessed lighting in the living room, painted the entire first floor, added a ceiling light for over the steps up to the second floor, and that's pretty much it for now.

This is called a Swap and Drop".

.:  Hi Jacob,You seem like a newbe at this.If you can find this square space you can slip a bathroom into it.If you can find a space 6 inches longer, and your renter pool has a lot of overweight people in it, you can opt for a 60 in x 36 in shower pan setup to keep them from bumping up against the walls.Also you can easily put in a bathtub if you think you renters would rather have that (small children typically) .With no bath you may turn away renters with small children--It's unpredictable, but I think a big shower makes the space feel bigger, and with the flexi hose wand part, ladies can comfortable use it instead of a bath--although for some you may have to point that out.So for a shower, there could be downsides, with a bath less risk--that's your call.I put in a storyboard to help you think about it better.Also I swapped the window for a bathroom type window.Many say windows in a shower can be problematical, but you have one now and when showing the unit in other than winter, having that window open makes the bath feel fresh, and a surround would cover the old window.

With that, the layout / flow looks workable as is so at least in our market, we would not be tearing walls down.With that, think about swapping the DR and LR so the DR which flows better, move the door from the garage so it opens into the kitchen which gives you a straight wall in the new LR, shorted the wall where the HW heater is (I think that is what is in the area between the current kitchen and LR) or possibly move it entirely (not sure if you are on a slab and can move water lines) and look at moving the fire place to the new LR area.