A plan to consider.Keep the section 8 tenant in place (depending on the terms of the lease & the property, "as is" still meeting section 8 requirements)Evict the hoarderOnce the hoarder's gone renovate the hoarder's unitOnce complete rent out the new unit then work on the section 8 unit; improve & increase the rent

New windows and a door would go a long way, but what can I do to improve the brick look? 

If paid in a timely fashion,both will improve your credit score.

I didnt provide much input as I dont think it would be best in my current situation to let the staff know that i'm a regular on BP and looking to escape the "Cubicle Life".

If you're on the gentrification line, you might want to swing a little harder and see if you can improve your tenant pool, but if you are buried between the airport and demarcation line I would probably go as inexpensive as possible.

Also, I am an agent for Cole Auction....super investor friendly broker, as many of the agents on staff are also real estate investors.    

You can improve it.

The reason behind this is so all of the neighbors can see that you're working on your outside and people will start buying things and improving their own properties.

Lucky for us, the market continued to improve over the years...we sold it the 2nd time for $143,500.Add up the costs, and the sleepless nights, and we still did pretty well.True Story and My First Deal  and a big education - I never stopped!

One of my first (of many) concerns will be to not overdo improvements, being as I tend toward, but am not a full blown perfectionist.I'm sure I'll have more specific questions as I go, but for now I'm just schooling myself on the basics here at BP!