need 3 times rent to qualify someone living on 1500 a month  take out 500 for rent  100 for utls  car if they have one etc.. leaves about 700 bucks a month to buy your food  clothes etc.. how would you do on 700 a month ? 

Commit and love the style you're with.

Do not use your balcony as storage or to dry clothes.

Yeh.The place was not cleaned well and missing some pretty basic amenities like hand towels and wash clothes, no cork screw, a cheap coffee pot with a decantur with no lid that had to be wrestled in/out because it was from a different brand/model, no welcome page or even instructions for the WiFi password, three towels for a rental set up for four guests, etc.

We do not have a right to a life-style.

New craftsman-style doors and hardware.

New craftsman-style doors and hardware.

Doing it Leon Johnson style with "Now I'm going to get real personal now, if I brought that $650k in cash in a brown paper bag, and set it on the table, what would you do with the money?"

porcelain tile flooring, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors wired into the ceiling electrical system, the most sturdy screens, if built before 1976 you will have lead based paint issues, make things simple, plan to pay for trash pickup and provide containers with attached lids, can you provide outdoor clothes line (when people live on small budget they hand wash and hang dry which is hard on plumbing shower fixture and moisture)  where is it located?

It's a 2bed/1bath townhome style unit with private basement with washer/dryer.