Remaining items to be addressed before listing this home for rental:Remove and replace downstairs bath vanity and medicine cabinet.Ensure all light switches, receptacles, and plates are uniform white throughout.Ensure working condition of all tubs, sinks, and faucets.Replace old/broken/dirty light fixtures inside and outside the house.Replace motion-sensor light outside back of kitchen.Replace/repair tube lighting in kitchen.

Also he said I should look for nieghborhoods where there is construction going on because if its just uniform housing stock like Clason Point that the appreciation would be minimal.  

I went through the motions on the "We Pay" page.

Unlike say track houses in San Jose where value is much more uniform.

Location is still important, might get some temporary spot lights on a motion detector and one of those home security-on line kits will usually keep the kids away.

I currently have a certificate of sale, and it could be months until it is motioned in court.

Plus cities usually take forever to rezone and accommodate early private developers with incentives, etc, so might as well get all that in motion now.

Better to have a uniform lease and rules, follow them and make the tenants follow them. 

In fact, I plan on doing little more than setting the clock in motion and letting them tell the time.

Already in motion Ned Carey, but I appreciate you mentioning it.