As the decades pass, it tends to harden, almost petrify.

@Lavar Harden, I would not recommend changing the holding entity right before sale. 

Hopefully, I will meet and learn from experienced battle hardened investors.

Having said that, each state also has their own state building codes and their own amendments to follow, making it difficult to give blanket statements or hardened opinion without giving due regard to state amendments.

I harden my rentals by removing carpet and using durable materials for flooring, paint, and countertops. 

Abrasive blast, shot-blast, water jet or mechanically abrade concrete surfaces to remove laitance, curing compounds, hardeners, sealers and other contaminants and to provide a minimum ICRI-CSP 5 surface profile.

As I have said in other post- I cut my teeth by removing 5 hardened, professional tenants.

It’s completely appropriate to ask a lender where they get their money.As someone who I’ll guess is a relative newbie, the terms might not be as favorable to you as to a battle-hardened rehabber, but you’ll get a better sense of what’s available locally.

They then use a dryer that blows hot air through the bag and it expands, bursts the original pipe and hardens into a new pipe. 

@Alexandria Harden the best way to add value would be to lower expenses or raise income (rents).