For example, updating a light fixture or putting in a ceiling fan can be fairly inexpensive and increase the value of the property at the same time.A simple gesture would be some outdoor plants to provide curb appeal.

They painted one room and even planted a flow bed in the front.

And the qualified property exemption applies even if the you elect to decline bonus depreciation, to claim the special form of bonus depreciation available for specified plants, orelected (for the first tax year ending after Sept. 27, 2017) to claim 50% instead of 100% bonus depreciation.

Anyway, I'd like to plant some roots here.

Lots going on there with AT&T stadium, GM plant, and the new Ranger’s ballpark under construction.

They planted marijuana in the back yard, this is the one that really made me lose all the sympathy.

I rent to those guys you see working on the large erections of steel at a petrochemical refinery and associated fertilizer plant. 

@Michael Plante I did not change my offer to reflecting the seller to pay for it. 

@Michael Plante thank you for that input.

Originally posted by @Michael Plante:"I am looking for a simple passive place to invest a few hundred K"Your best bet is in Notes and/or Private Lending.What kind of returns are you looking for?