It can be rented out in it's current condition, however it needs to be renovated to command market rents.

It can be rented out in it's current condition, however it needs to be renovated to command market rents.

Is the house in a condition that will even command financing?

The numbers work but if it’s a war zone I can’t imagine many people have 1000$ a month to rent one side of your duplex are you sure you can command rents that high on an apartment? 

You can include HOA fees in your rent if your area commands it.

If the tenant is struggling but the area has changed and now instead of all mom and pop tenants some regional and national tenants are interested you might could command much higher rents.So in 2 ways or more the value could improve.

If you think about the command structure, there is only one guy at the top and a bunch of enlisted at the bottom.  

These are typically more like corporate housing or traveling medical professionals.Short term rentals—We've used Airbnb selectively as a way to turbo-charge properties that maybe have a small funky unit that can't command strong rents but still is a bear to heat in the winter. 

I wanted to increase the value to about the same specs to command higher rents on that range of $1900-$2400 for the area.

Your wish is my command. :)