Take care of your tenants by offering extra perks that others don't offer...like washer/dryer, Wi-Fi, small grid-tie solar system.

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The property condition report state that it has electrical damage, and plumbing / sewer/ drain damage, all which was calculated into the rehab budget, even with some extra wiggle room.

I know what I have to do in San Diego, but I have no clue if Encino has some extra hoops to jump through.

Could additional provision added to a Texas standard lease overwrite Texas Property Code 92? 

The place already needs a full update, so the only extra cost to us is the movers and a dumpster.

I would say post a ghost ad on Craigslist.

We were quoted $130K for every single thing, including extras that we wanted like a sump pump, the mold remediation for both houses (2 came on this property) was $20K alone, @Mark Gallagher.

You need to start out with realization of Current Cash Flow and any long term appreciation will be an added benefit.

You can test to see what is most preferred by adding limited and/or special features along the way to see what tools users will be more likely to gravitate towards.Please note: I'm a newbie at Real Estate, but I'm a long time techie.