That makes an enormous difference.You can also get rubber floor insulation that goes underneath your tile/hardwoods.And don't forget the power of furniture.

These apartments are basically unsupervised dorms.Given the above - to what extent might we model our rental after these apartments - provide some furniture (sofa, love seat, kitchen table), include utilities, TV, etc.?  

Replacing with vinyl if you have a good wood subfloor will disturb her living there and her furniture will need moving.

Ok to start, it's got a house full of furniture.  

Treat your rental like it’s “only a rental”- Bare minimum effort- Cutting corners on repairs and upkeep- Cheap furniture and décor- Leaving a weak flushing toilet (expect many plumbing issues)8.

Except for the fact that they didn't want mos of the furniture.

You don’t need furniture – just little odds and ends that make it look like a home not just a house.Visit all of the other houses for sale in your area.

When tenant moved out we sprayed all furniture and dressers.

In some ways the answer to this question is limitless with real estate and new construction making up such a sizeable part of the economy.But just to rattle off some others that I didn't see mentioned, you could find jobs at:- Architectural firms- Staging companies (i.e. stage sample houses with furniture for builders or houses for sale).- Government administration especially related to zoning and land development- Mortgage companies or working as a loan officer- Title insurance companiesYou may also get some ideas from looking at the vendors who frequent your local REIA.

I have a big house and can't fit any more furniture or supplies in here and unfortunately Marketplace has so much of this stuff for sale there's no liquidation market either.