Instead of $500 off the first months rent, have you considered lowering the rent by $40 dollars per month?

It's an awesome way to jump into RE yes its scary at first but as long as you have a criteria going in it eases some of the emotions during the process my biggest thing was lower my cost or keeping it the same.

And yes, we’re focused on value-add and lower occupancy communities.

The estate agent tells me that banks normally undervalue their valuations and that it is great that the valuation is so high (while still being lower than the asking price!)

Main goal of All In One heloc or 1st Lien Position Heloc:  Lower your daily average balance.Main Drawback: Rates are substantially higher than 60% of current 1st mortgage balances.If you are mostly living paycheck to paycheck and your money leaves your account as soon as it comes in to pay bills, this is not for you. 

In areas such as NYC the market tends to be a little lower, from what I understand.

The voucher program typically determines the amount they’ll pay based on their calculations, and you don’t necessarily need to lower your listed price for utility allowances.

We did get much lower costs when we changed to minisplits but the initial cost is high.

I'd lower the price slightly below your competition and get real reviews.Be customer focused.

aim for a good house, not a cheap house as it will attract lower quality tenants and cost you more in the long run.