Not much strategy to adding re-performers though, it can be pretty cut and dry.

However, if I was renting a 1-bedroom to someone and 2+ new people move in I would be more likely to ask for a higher rent due to added wear-and-tear and a higher water bill. 

However, new construction also includes, but is not limited to, adding baths, fireplaces and air conditioning when they did not previously exist.The Assessor generally discovers these events two ways: 1) Changes in ownership are discovered through publicly recorded deeds; 2) New construction is discovered when copies of building permits are sent to the Assessor's Office.

That way you can write it off immediately as opposed to adding it to your basis and depreciating, potentially leading to even more cost savings. 

Second applicant past all checks great and just notified me they are waiting to hear back on four other properties and will let me know by Tuesday.I have not had a response to ads since Tuesday.

I'm looking forward to adding this to my REI toolbox!

They also give you rent analysis reports on properties you are considering to ad to your portfolio.

Make things easy for the tenant, be knowledgable, and be fast in responses, and repairs.Again, thanks to the BP community, I am learning a lot and look forward to adding more properties to my portfolio

It is not new and there is no secret to it.Will, I have to agree with Jon because RE is regulated and there are brokering laws that apply to RE and such does not exist to brokering furniture or personal property....But, you are correct too Will in that there is nothing wrong with assigning a contract if it is compliant with the RE regs.But, I think most go about it as a broker would to sell a property before they ever really have an interest in it, that does not meet my smell test.As to adding value, I would have to say that a bank that sells at a discount to move it out is really not meeting the definition for that sale to be at "market value" since that requires the property to be exposed to the market for a reasonable time to attract all willing and able buyers, marketing the property as other similar properties and often that is not done.

Can you comment on showerheads that increase your water pressure, is there any value to adding them for my tenants?