Spending on expensive upgrades is not the answer to improve your tenant base in this type of area.Keep the homes habitable, clean, and safe. 

I installed some updates like new flooring and Kitchen appliances.

You can easily wire a second thermostat in parallel to the one the tenant uses and have it preset to a floor temperature.

Fix your cabinet with the missing door, remove the stickers from the mirror and window, close the toilet lid, sweep and mop the floors, use a wide-angle lens, and take pictures from an appropriate angle. 

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Can you arrange for counters, floors, painting other “basics” without him tacking on his 20%?

Interior remodel, paint, floor, appliances, fixtures, etc Lessons learned?

Painting and flooring are super easy.

I walked to the house and met a man who says he was cleaning out due to the loss of their mother in some few weeks back.The guy told me she is  left with 12 years mortgage on the property to pay the bank.

There is roughly $20,000 left in rehab including windows, floors, a new kitchen and bathroom.