I grew up in Altamonte Springs ('87-04)  and saw it go from a rural town to what it is today, sort of a haphazard mix of nice residential, not so nice residential, run down commercial with pockets of freshly built/rehabbed commercial, low income apartments-turned condos before the crash-turned foreclosure havens that are barely recovering.... 

Hello Everyone,My name is Klubo (Clue-bow). Originally from Minnesota by way of Arizona. I hail from the mortgage industry (MLO) and have been interested in Real Estate for a long time. My interests are Wholesaling an...

As an exceptional newbie (fresh out the womb), this thread made me happy.

I would paint the entry way to give it a fresh look. 

Since its fresh in my head again, maybe I'll revisit it this week and see what I can pull together.

I am a fresh college grad and licensed agent living near Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Updating the exterior areas can be done for pretty cheap and increase curb appeal greatly, giving off that fresh new look which can attract tenants quicker and help justify an increase in rent. 

Dear BP-Community,my rental property in Lufkin, TX is currently vacant and needs a little bit of work, especially some fresh paint.Can you recommend a handyman, contractor or painter who offers fair prices and does good work?

That should re-fresh your listing and bring in new buyers or buyers that glossed over it in the first place.

(if you PM /email me the address I would be glad to pull some data for you)...At a glance, you are completing a renovation on this property, but your expenses are sky high for operations...why would you have operating expenses for a freshly renovated property...and CapEX...logically, your expenses would be significantly lower for things like maintenance/repairs...Glad to assist further