You will skip the restaurant and head straight to the ... kitchen. )Its better in the kitchen as food is within reach) Want a job at Google.

They won’t be expecting the same money as their neighbors with the shiny new kitchen and fresh paint.Rather than putting all your eggs in one basket, think about using 2-3 different lists. 

3 - How many times will you have to replace floors, kitchens, furnaces, HWH, driveways, porches, paint, bathrooms, roofs, etc...over those 10, 15, 30 year periods?...

Meaning, you complete a line item repair (new kitchen, roof etc.), pay the contractor, then get reimbursed by the HM lender.

They are looking for location, layout and updated baths and kitchens.  

And the place should also be updated-e.g. granite or better counter tops in the kitchens, bathrooms, etc.

Just adding in a few little accessories like an accent chair, lamp, shower curtain, entry hall rug, towels in the bathroom, decorative item on the kitchen counter, etc can make a rental house really stand out since most people don't do this.

Would you put this refrigerator full of insect larvae back in your kitchen after some handyman wiped it down with bleach?

Do you have a kitchen in that basement suite?

There is a house across the street from me that has the same major details (sq. ft, bed, bath, etc) that just sold for $138K so I am confident that there has been a good amount of appreciation to my home, not to mentioned that while I have lived here I have updated the kitchen, flooring, furnace, water heater, and paint to add to the value.