They'll move in and see problems and complain about the smallest, weird things.Whereas, if you wait and show it while it still smells like fresh paint and the carpets have stripes from the vacuum cleaner, in their minds the place is in great shape and they will overlook things.It's the same idea as curb appeal.

Airline were not effected this bad nor were hotels. 4.

Actually, what I probably would have done would be to vacuum up the water myself when it first happened, send the bill to the landlord for reimbursement (shop vac, dehumidifier, whatever), and looked for an alternative place to live rather than stay in a house with soaking wet carpets for 6 or 7 months.

Sweating an asset to maximize profit applies to jet airliners, nuclear plants and paint. 

At $6K a year in cash flow, it will take you 13.3 years to save up to the $80K (in a vacuum, assume no rent or expense inflation) I have right after I leverage the same cost property, assuming you save every penny.

If appliances were not included and tenant left their own behind (even if they are clean), that can be a separate haul away chargeDid not clean backsplashDid not clean bathroom - tub, toilet, etc.Floors - not swept, mopped, vacuumed, etc.Dead bugs and/or bug traps not removed and disposed ofTrash in yard - people forget that the yard is part of the property and also needs to be cleaned up.

We don't follow the 1%, 2% or 50% ruleWe invest in appreciating market/rent areaInvest in Class A propertiesSelf-Management- Saving management fees and regaining controlLow Vacancies - nothing to dateIn general we follow the south west airlines model.

I have a four unit building in Lyons, IL, and I just vacuum and sweep every few months.

The answer is that you don't have to go all the way a 4 hour airplane ride away where you can't see or control anything for less than the cost of an airline ticket.

The wheel strategy and calls on bug tech and airlines.