After some travel over the past few years, I find myself back in Boston with a job that could shape up to be pretty okay in the long run. 

There is no given answer here, because the whole property needs to be relatively consistent.Kitchens and baths are the common answer, but if they are passable and you choose to invest in them anyways at the expense of peeling paint (or off putting exterior color) and overgrown landscaping, the appraiser and tenant will be walking up with a bad taste in their mouth, thereby not valuing the interior work you have done.But think about the general flow of someone looking to rent: more bedrooms will typically dictate more rent.  

We (the buyers) notified our agent that the property must also be move-in-ready.We received images of the interior and exterior which showed the property in move-in ready condition/what appeared to be minimal to no deferred maintenance issues, the listing said "property inmove-in condition/turn-key".

Out of state investing gives you all of the headaches of local investing plus the costs of plane tickets and travel time.Also, never trust people, especially as a rookie.

I am just going chime in here since most of the things are said by other BP members.Telling you not to fly/travel there so you can use the money for a downpayment.

I do occasionally post about it on some of the social media sites for travel nurses, such as Travel Nurse Gypsy Housing for example. 

Unsurprisingly, nobody is following these travel advisories.

It sure about VRBO as I haven’t travelled using them. 

It amazes me how much random transient travel it gets(bowling tournaments, pawn shop remodels, manufacturing employees, traveling photographers, etc). 

You could make exterior improvements while it is rented.