The part to take into account is that you have to live somewhere, so this definitely an upgrade position to renting for 900

I'm only upgrading units when the tenant moves out so if I don't like how one unit looks afterward I just do the next one different. 

Let it age while you get your other tasks taken care of.You can wait until you are actively selling your product to upgrade it, but you should also plan to spend at least 2k, probably closer to 5k for a quality business website. 

Hi all,My name is Jen and I'm a newish member, as I've been hanging around the forums for a while now but have recently upgraded to a pro membership and have been upping my game in real estate.I am a full time tech professional in the Bay Area looking to build a career in real estate so that I hopefully never have to work for another corporation again!

Currently according to Zillow I have about 100k in equity ( this is without them knowing I have put in about 30k in upgrades including doing all the work myself. )  My current mortgage is at 5.2 apr with PMI so I am wondering should I refinance and do a HELOC at the same time? 

I currently own 8 apartments which I will be 1031 exchanging and upgrading on the buy and hold side.

We're probably looking to upgrade to a 4 bedroom house in 1-2 years. 

An upgrade from window units that are potentially less expensive than central air are ductless heat pumps.  

My company does energy efficiency upgrades for residential and commercial buildings and any time I need to pull permits (solar photovoltaic, for example), it takes at least 3-4 weeks for that permit compared to 1-2 weeks in my Los Angeles market.

Udates, upgrades, etc. can make a differerence on which property renters choose.