My wife and I own mostly SFH rentals around DSM with a couple in Ankeny.The market's a lot more competitive right now so even for the value-add 'roll up your sleeves' stuff right now, there's not a ton out there at a good bargain. 

I just started renting it out in May, so not really in a place yet to up the rent (had family in there for a while).I have a few plans up my sleeve after reading all the recommendations.

It would be ridiculous in my opinion to demand one on a property that I didn't bring to the buyer.That being said, I am doing my own form of off market farming, but more of a targeted-area traditional MLS listing AND/OR potential off-market deal, depending on condition as I am completely mentally exhausted and done with my service business that currently pays my bills (and wastes my time :) ) and have a burning desire to replace its income with RE commission ASAP so I can roll up my sleeves and start building a RE empire full time. 

There is a sleeve you get for the units that go through the wall.

Love rolling up my sleeves to learn and figure out where I can add value to others.Thanks!

@Natasha Richardson: Roll up the sleeves and go in. 

Roll up your sleeves, and kick some PM ***.

When I discovered heaping piles of bat guano in an attic of one my houses, I rolled up my sleeves and cleaned it all out myself.

I don't have anyone following me, as best as I can tell, that will be likely to not burn through the cash in a month or a year, so if I can set it up where it pays out cash dividends for long enough that they're not living on the streets, that's good enough for me.Remember the old saying: from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in 3 generations. 

Time to roll up my sleeves and find some banks that can help finance and some cash buyers.