I did minor improvements to both of those, but unfortunately had to replace the roof on each (Flat roofs suck, lesson learned).

I’m not looking to retire early or replace my income through rentals—I just want to diversify our assets.

Fridge door seal is cracked in several areas needing replacement.

I’ve never had difficulty filing a claim with Airbnb as long as I showed the broken item and the cost to replace or fix it. 

How often are you replacing furniture and taking new photos?

good luck with it in those markets like Akron were existing inventory can be bought for less than replacement cost it does create some challenges so I think one really needs to pick locations carefully and probably by school district as well.

That's why it sort of replace the need for a checking account.Every tool has it's function.

You can then tell the security office to disregard any alarms the rest of the night if needed.They run off of batteries and need to replace about every 3 years. 

For the value add we're going to fix up the roads, add a nice sign and fence, replace mailboxes, add lights and fix some plumbing leaks.

Thus, they are more apt to be torn down since they are in central locations and larger projects can replace them.With regards to the general BP poster or reader, doubt most of us are the $100mm to $300mm investor range to consider taking advantage of these properties.Looks like you're in California.