Photo quality is important to drive traffic, and staging can improve photos and prospect appreciation during tours. 

Lots of ways to improve the situation.   

Another thing to do is to take that extra cash flow and put it into cap ex that improves the value of the property.

Hi Carter,Great job leveraging your FHA loan to acquire and improve your 4-plex.

Since you and your wife have renovation skills, targeting properties that need minor improvements can maximize your return on investment while minimizing the time and cost associated with major renovations.

Success often comes from picking properties with strong chances for rent income or those that can be improved in value.

How much have you over-improved the property?

I am optimistic that things might improve with this change, but I would not pay again just to find out.

Moving to a portfolio model—where a pod (1 PM + 2 VAs) manages all aspects of 200+ units—streamlined operations and improved accountability.

Unfortunately many of the improvement costs do not deviate greatly when you’re renovating a lower cost property  in a particular market compared to a more expensive property  in the very same market which makes it difficult to absorb the improvement costs in some areas.