@Shawn PottschmidtYou may be money head to hire a drywall guy to blend/match the texture.  

It's a cesspool of misinformation, filled with Nigerian benefactors who owe want to give you millions of dollars, and magic pills from China that will enhance your genitalia.  

Some have enhanced damages.

@Joey Collins never ever let a tenant install anything in any of your properties, you are asking for trouble if you let that happen.If you wanted to enhance your property or the tenant experience, a ceiling fan is a very cheap add to a property so it would be an easy upgrade.

I've remodeled most of my primary residence from building a 16x20 deck in the back to installing kitchen cabinets, counter tops, flooring, doors, painting, texturing, sheet rocking etc.

If it's a change that will improve or enhance the property, we will approve it.

You're welcomeI can't see the mudroom from the photos, but assuming you can displace a couple of pipes and wires a little bit, how about this:Bedroom will be small but feasible with a twin bed or maybe full bed and a decent closet.If needed, you could leave the kitchen counter up to the dotted lines, but better move the sink until the edge of the mudroom window.Moving the Bedroom door will give you a decent stretch of wall for a cabinet/TV or a desk, as well as making better use of the precious sqft near basement door, it's really worth considering.Finishes can only enhance a good layout, but there's not much one can do with a bad layout.You know you have a good or decent enough layout when you can place furniture in a usable manner.

@Damon Wong just to emphasis the partner that becomes your "loan enhancer", may not have to be a partner in any other way.  

If you take care in your selection of colours and textures, you can make the modern flow into the Victorian.When it comes to old, single pain windows, if they are in good shape and have well fitted storms which are also in good shape, then you can make them somewhat efficient.  

I would think that creative strategies would factor in, other aspects of the deal, buyer pays all closing blah blah blah or something that enhances the low ball deal.