There will be some default costs around visual inspections and general cleaning but the small items in each room add up.

What is the year of the home and is there a visual data plate, ie. on back of cabinet door, laundry room wall or closet wall?  

If you’d like to visually make the ceilings seem higher with paint alone, you could paint the ceiling the SAME color as the walls in that space. 

The numbers tell a story, and it takes a lot of perspective, which only comes out of extensive experience, to visualize the story behind the numbers.  

I'm trying to visualize how you could make it more appealing and get the higher rent.

The news coverage of many countries is often limited, the sound/visual bites they offer are real but as they lack context and depth they send a distorted message... but perhaps this is good as it reduces the competition :) Good luck with your ventures!

I visualize the piece of real estate I am investing in by not spending the $4.

I provided a visual below.

Below are a couple graphs that will give you visual context as to what is happening in the market right now.

@Brian Spies I have looked at the hood vents, and I think it adds great visual appeal to a kitchen.