If you are in an inexpensive area that is growing, you can often get both  cash flow AND great appreciation.With that in mind, I thought it worth sharing this fresh US Census data. 

I also really enjoy the process of taking something old or rundown, and making it new again, I just love seeing the results even if it's just a fresh coat of paint.

Fix anything thats broke , give it a fresh coat of paint and rent it out . 

As an agent I always tell this to my investor clients who are looking to sell:If it is a single family home - you are better off selling it vacant with fresh paintIf it is a duplex/triplex/quad - leaving one unit vacant and "rent-ready" can be beneficial. 

Start fresh with new numbers and requirements.

He went out for another issue and he said yep, they were using that tub and the stink is because they put organic oils, fresh flowers and leaves, needles in the tub along with apparently oatmeal. 

There’s not many replies about starting fresh out of college.

Perhaps if they were mostly through their lease I would use the opportunity to sign a fresh lease with no increase as the solution and show them they will save $$$ over any planned increase or just give them a week's free rent or something.

Being able to 1031 it into something larger would pay great dividends down the road, not to mention starting a fresh a depreciation cycle on your tax cycle. 

I've seen beautiful houses on google street view, only to get there to find fresh tilled dirt and the neighbor tells me the house burned to the ground 2-3 months ago.