I was a carpenter installing floors, never was satisfied knowing overtime was really the only way I could earn more. 

Maybe installing a grab bar in a shower for an elderly tenant who needs it to safely enter/exit the shower.

As we flipped this ourselves from the roof to the flooring, we gained much respect to labor workers and realized even the tidiest things such as changing the outlet covers and installing new plumbing will take up a lot of time!

Because I live across the country, that would have cost me a lot to hire an electrician or handyman to buy and install them all.

We had similar situation and just installed a pocket door.

If a sale and capital gains the only option, you could look at seeing if he was interested in selling you all his portfolio on an installment sale and then 1031 exchange the proceeds into a private real estate fund. 

Even their sales prices didnt seem worth it About ten years ago I would buy my flooring for my rentals from LL and I found it held up well (its still installed).

We have installed a permitted tiny house on the land, water meter. electric meter (that can accommodate a large house), and a 5 bedroom septic.

., structuring it as an installment plan if needed).If you can’t find an individual investor, you might look for a property management company or real estate investor group that specializes in STRs.

You cannot charge one dime more nor a "pet fee" because service animals are NOT pets.If the applicant wants special features such as a wheel chair ramp, etc they MUST install that at THEIR expense and you can require them to bring the property back to its original configuration at the end of the lease at THEIR expense.