We added a second kitchen in the basement, a few cosmetic items, new landscaping, central a/c, new electrical panel to accommodate the extra kitchen, and ran additional laundry upstairs.What was the outcome?

They dont go out to open houses or to view property...so in that same vain, its always important to be flexible with a listing date to accommodate the weather.

Financially it seems like it would be best to start with what's in place especially if it's rent ready and everything is good working order and lower the rent to accommodate the dated fixtures and finished.

Also, be prepared for the tribunal to just tell you that YOU need to accommodate them all by installing a very expensive air cleaner in your HVAC.CONSTANT documentation will be your friend in this matter.Good luck!

Researching Airbnb a little, it looks like properties that can accommodate larger groups (8+) tend to be less vacant that smaller ones. 

I got a 30yr arm (may be difficult today) so I went max LTV, minimal down - - but that was controlled by the 1031 - - no biggie here.The accommodator fees may vary, but they're not bad.  

Hope I put this in the right forum topic. http://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/EOD_Investor/file/property-evaluation-spread-sheet-1-4-unitsThe main thing most people will have to change to accommodate their own market is the RE taxes.

But find any other great deal with enough spread, the points and fees of transactional funding or hard money should easily be accommodated.

Account ClosedLet's start with one fundamental rule: the family has to pay you close to market rate, i.e. whatever that accommodation would be worth on the open market.

I would have the hook ups fixed up to accommodate the new machine.