I'm a new investor starting out fresh at 21, high credit score upper 700s, great job, and my next step in my life that Id like to achieve is generating a great amount of passive income.

If I uncover the skylight and the den becomes a bedroom again, and I upgrade to central air, I believe I could get more--but it's unpredictable, so would like to analyze from the previous rental amount.

In our area, renters expect new flooring, new kitchen, freshly painted house of their color choice and a gardener.Taxes-confirm with the locality it is close to actual.

I actually try to take all my properties over vacant, and I start fresh with my tenants, at my rate, in my leases.

again they have been there 11 years im not going to go over board just freshing up to cash out refi down the roadi appreacite the feedback

I used to have a routine where I got up at 4:30 am everyday to start my day and did much better at coordinating my time becuase I takled things when I was fresh instead of exhausted.

If it could possibly work out in your favor as the owner by adding a fresh lawn I would at least give it a thought.

Every day you'll see a fresh ad of mine on Craigslist. 

I decided that my "standard" is much higher than that, and I decided I would not buy a property to rent unless I would be comfortable living there myself.I found a 3-bedroom, 2 bath single family residence that has been recently updated and is clean and fresh. 

Even though you are buying as-is it might uncover bigger issues that you previously were unaware of.