Then run the carpet shampooer as normal.I pay $7 to $10 a square yard for carpet out the door. 

Maybe the 8 plex has 3 bedroom units and private yards and these apartments are high rise style.

Keep the parking under control, keep the yard clean and well manicured, keep noise levels down at night and get all of your construction/permit work and inspections done before tenants move in.

In every neighborhood there is someone who dreams with a contemporary cool home, and it can be achieved with any budget.The house was abandoned for a couple of years, it had a fenced front yard, and a very compartmentalized layout; we opened it, added bathrooms, a suite bedroom, finished attic and basement, we painted dark and picked finishes and amenities not expected for the neighborhood.

Does he want to build something on it, or just add to the existing footprint of his yard and control what's going on behind the house?

I have tried a bit of DMM, yard signs, social media etc.

Spent about $50k in upgrades mainly external capital expenditures (yard, privacy fence, dirt work, drainage, rain gutters, etc.), rented property on upper-end of projections, and am cash flowing off rental income on 2/3 units while living rent-free in the third .

@Steven WilsonGood point.I don't think it is viable as your sole investing strategy but I think it could be a great way to supplement some extra cashflow if you have a garage you don't use or a big yard to park an RV. 

If its me I'd throw a for sale sign in the yard and find another market that provides some security and stability.Just my two cents good luck.  

@Justin Brown The only other expense I can think of is Landlord Insurance Policy (assuming we are talking about SFR and not multi-units or condos; and you specify for the tenants to maintain yard work/snow removal/timely pick up of their trash bins).