While the occasional additional upgrade helps sell a home, over-improvements generally result in no return for your investment and sometimes turn buyers off that may be otherwise interested.Anyhow, to answer your question, a good realtor will do more than just dump the property on the MLS, they can assist you with pricing, advertising, open houses, design, etc.

Mobile app is buggy: occasionally that app is buggy and will log you out.

After being inspired by Liz Lambert's El Cosmico property in Marfa, we were actually kicking around the idea of buying some land in East Austin and installing 5-6 restored vintage Airstream trailers to rent out as VRs, with a common area and perhaps some type of arrangement for occasional live music. 

Rather than being an occasional big expense, these things just become part of your routine annual costs.Then there are the horror cases.

The older cats eat, sleep, be loving, and occasionally play with a toy.

The tile gets hairline cracks over the years and needs to be occasionally replaced or grout lines refilled.

I am considering renting to a couple that has a dog and also works at an animal shelter ( so they might have an occasional additional animal) The place needs new carpets so I was thinking if I told them in lieu of replacing the carpets I wouldn't charge a pet deposit.

We now occasionally use one with the conspicuous language printed in a comically large font.

It's not perfect and I may miss an occasional motivated seller, but I find it saves me a lot of time if I am only talking to really motivated sellers.

This happens to me occasionally; like now ;) I have 4 tenants who can be considered "late".