You could put out some bright colored planters and some beautiful taller plants in those that will dress it up.I'd maybe do some interior lighting around the windows to give it a pop if that's what your looking for, I work in a old traditional building,, we did LED track lighting that's in the plastic tubing around the main floor windows and really pops when you drive by. 

Tar the cracks and put plastic over followed by another layer of tar.

Originally posted by @Larry Fried:@Melissa Umeda I would agree with others, unless you are making a speculative appreciation play then this deal is not a good one.  

The tenant has closed off the upstairs with plastic sheeting and moved her bed into the living room because she couldn't keep the upstairs heated.  

Charles Fried Run your numbers and assume you're putting 20%-25% down.

@Larry Fried, great article! 

I have a fried spent thousands of dollars but did not worth it.

They would like to take over the lease and put another employee in the house (he would stay in the house Mon-Fri) and travel home on weekends.   

We hated to replace some of the flooring that was almost new, but they had used two different faux wood patterns/styles that clashed, and it looked somewhat cheap and plastic.  

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