Helps it blend in a little better so it's not as bad of an eye sore. 

I see a holistic strategy of blending your investment funding from 1) QRPs and you 2) regular liquidity.

You are right - the front of that house is horrible - but the big problem is that the mini-roof breaks the facade, and the facade blends with the mini roof.

Save or get 3 1/2 % down payment + cost (you save or co-borrower contributes 100%)Parent or family-like relation is the co-borrowerLender “blends” all debt and income for qualifying All borrower must be credit worthy (if of you don’t earn income)Benefits: Parents stop paying your rent since you’ll get roommatesYou’ll become an be aspiring investor that will pay back the down payment or partner with that family member in future endeavorsIt’s a win-win situation which not only the foundation in your financial future but will strengthen the family as a whole as you’ll share more that just a familial relationship.

If market rent is much higher you might have a play to blend returns upwards.

Since I'm technically borrowing 100% of the purchase price by taking the down payment from the HELOC (rather than the 75% loan against the subject property) I guess I could indicate 0% downpayment and create some sort of blended rate that represents the new 1st mortgage against the rental property and HELOC payment.

The bulk of my time and energy drain on this one was finding hardwood to best match 60yr old soft fir 'hardwood' flooring, figuring out how to blend old asbestos tile siding patches with something modern and the main drain and in-wall dryer venting. 

I vaguely remember that I thought there was central air in this one because I had glanced at the thermostat and it had a "cool" option (yeah, they all start to blend together) and that I mentioned this on a couple of the tours.I must have mentioned it when the people who became my tenants took the place, because I just got a text saying the central air isn't working.

It serves two purposes, it allows for a water proof cover for the joint & gives you a better caulked finish for the shower door frame.I also always add a 2x4 behind the joint to ensure a good solid screw anchor for the shower door framing.Tough to see but it blends in nicely & the PVC wraps around the corner on this one.

In all cases, there will usually be a blended estimation of expenses based on the owner's pro forma and the comps.