These improvements included updating key interior features, enhancing curb appeal, and addressing any necessary repairs.

Remember you have to update and outfit each place with everything a guest will need, which is quite a lot.

Can you update your post with your experience or even make recommendations of meetup you have attended so far. 

As far as ROI, there are a few givens that will always give the majority or even dollar for dollar back, such as landscaping, flooring, updated kitchen and bathrooms, and security systems.

I'm pretty sure you can do BOI filings for free on the FinCen site.However, our CPA recommends possibly using a third-party service because many of them may make changes/updates (e.g., your address changes) easier. 

How often does the agent update you? 

As the the lines get blurred on who is interpreting the definition of these terms correctly, the desire from the owner to update a property that from the naked eye needs work should be absolutely heard.

He could sell tax free, you will pay regular income tax on the sales profit. 

After much discussion with my regular contractor I got him to realize that if he does the project instead of subbing it out it will only cost me about $7K.

With our town and maybe yours, any major alterations (work over 50% of the property) will require updating sewage and plumbing to the main line <- this is quite expensive and luckily we didn’t need to do this.