Then did a deep clean twice to add the finishing touches.

Hello, I’m sure I’m not the first person to ask this but I could not find an existing post after going a few pages deep. 

It happens over time with perceptions and deep seated resentment over "fairness."

@Joel Polanco Cut once and cut deep. 

YES, we may be a little biased, but check out our blog here on BP comparing Detroit to other cities and Deep Dives on Metro Detroit cities & neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Your biggest question shouldn't be WHERE to invest, but HOW you will invest!

And then I simply improved the condition with deep cleaning and cosmetic changes (nothing too serious).

Quote from @Kaleb Dodson: Do a deep dive on properties until you're really familiar with the market, then figure out the relationship between rent and purchase price.

I have built out a home theater in my primary home in a shared space and I am about to redo it this next year so I am neck deep in design in a new dedicated room I am building out.

(e.g. fire extinguisher in each room, deep well windows for basement rooms, fire alarms with central station connection, fire escape for second floor rooms?

I ran into this recently for a property I own in Berwyn, and I had to dig deep to learn more about this.