I hadn't thought to look that up, so to me it was an insightful comment.I think you are talking about the advantage of appreciation, but that is icing on the cake to me.

No carpet, simple appliances (refrigerator without automatic ice/water), water alarm next to hot water, washer and dryer

It seems to me that FL, NV, TX, and WA would be more appealing now (they were appealing before, but this is icing on the cake). 

A lot depends on your timeline and what the isssue is, ours was icing up steps and offsite fabrication was key.

I lost my ice scraper and snow brush when I moved to Houston.

If that does come to fruition then good for you thats the icing on the cake but if it doesn't then you are still making money.

I don't hold them for appreciation but rather the fun of shooting them and the appreciation is just icing on the cake.

When an investor buys they should automatically count for property management EVEN IF they initially are going to manage themselves.Often a mistake by investors is to say they are going to manage themselves, cut cost here and there, raise rents, etc. to make the numbers look potentially good enough for them to do the deal.Those things need to be icing on the cake and not the cake itself for returns. 

Heaves & thaws better than anything else solid and helps melt snow and ice besides.7.

The biggies that you don't always see (read expensive) for me in CO are stable soil/foundation/water intrusion, aluminum wiring or out of favor fuse panels, hvac if not replacing, sewer scope in most older neighborhoods, roof (which will need to be brought to code (shingles, ice dams, re-sheeting maybe) on the sale usually if it's older).