Take them with a lot more light and if the carpet is dirty and the paint is worn I would clean and refresh that.

I would suggest reading the law yourself as a refresher.

Applicant pool has been smaller than usual but I expected that as we just did some upgrades/refreshes  to the home and raised the rent $350 a month, add in Covid and well here we are.  

I search for under managed properties so that with some refreshing, I can improve the rental income.

When a unit became vacant in my 4-family, I moved in and refreshed the place, while living for free.

Landscaping refresh.

I kept the radiators just painted them white to refresh them.

Refresh paint and flooring?

How quickly it refreshes depends on the interface with the local MLS. 

It's refreshing to hear also that you've managed to be successful with properties that don't necessarily fall into the 1 and 2% "rule" categories... while I've seen many properties in my area that do meet those guidelines, I've also investigated others that definitely don't!