A clean, neutral-looking curb gives prospective homebuyers a chance to visualize their own additions/upgrades.

Additionally, take some time to drive around your neighborhood and gather information on recently sold properties within a mile radius.

My best understanding from talking to reps is they have one local employee (in addition to vendors like cleaners, landscapers...) per 10 listings/properties. 

If you do call them best case scenario you get the listing, sell their home and end up with some additional buyer clients that did not end up buying this particular house.

Additionally, your brother would inherit your cost basis in the property, which could result in significant capital gains tax if he sells the property later.

Additionally, the Villages are close by and with an aging population it attracts a lot of healthcare field workers.Now, with a lot of rental properties you may run into slightly longer vacancy periods if you have a unit turn at the same time as others, but generally speaking renter demand is solid. 

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

In addition, Pace Morby's team could have systems in place to vet the deals for which loans are sought.

There had been a recent addition of, call it, Landlord LLC.

It could go higher with additional work to the house.