I drove around Pigtown today looking at some houses and it is SO hit or miss (block by block) of nice to "not so nice".

This helps mitigate as many potential uncovered claims and increase overall portfolio protection

If it were mine, and a Class B area,I would think about bringing the outside inside to make the spaces feel bigger.Sliding glass doors replacing the windows.With an uncovered deck or paver patio with a charcoal BBQ area.I would rather wake up in the morning and walk into kitchen number 1 vs kitchen 2.It seems to feel much bigger and more relaxed to me, and I think a renter might consider this a positive too.Possibly bringing a little more each month, or someone who wants to stay longer--but of course spending money on things like that is always a gamble.Good Luck!

If you go down to pretty much any corner, you're going to see a McDonalds/Burger King/Sonic/In n out....all within a couple blocks of each other....no one is complaining about Burger Saturation in their community...make your burger the best one and you'll have people showing up.

It's true that the underwriting process is crucial, and lenders may uncover factors that prevent them from finalizing the loan.

Some people have not been so nice. 

It allowed time for invoices from third parties to trickle in as well as the new tenants to move in, get settled, and point out any "misses" that may not have been uncovered in the landlords inspection. 

The town is growing rapidly with tons of new home construction still happening along with new schools, and we were recently ranked as the fastest growing city within the metro area....but we are served with only a handful of restaurants, 2 of which are fast food (sonic and Mcdonalds).

Meals on me :) The weather is getting so nice these days, sitting outdoor at Esselon Cafe (https://www.esselon.com/) would be wonderful.

The ceiling had a crack in it and I had someone look at it last Thursday who said it would be okay until today but it collapsed that night in my tenants uncovered old bed and will now need fiberglass cleanup.Forunately no one was hurt but it seemed like too much of a coincidence as it fell from the side of the ceiling that was less sunk so I think she expedited the process by poking at it to try to get a new bed and is now demanding everything in the room be replaced.