In a multi, you can update the interiors or decrease your expenses and the lender will see it as an increase in the value. 

We're seeing no decrease in rents for our LTRs in far northern CA in solid B to B- neighborhoods.

Decrease the demand for rentals, and you can have rents drop.

They can decrease maintenance costs that the landlord incurs, as well as substantially cutting down on your turnover costs.

I believe size does matter and a one car may actually decrease the desirability of the property this combined with not getting your full investment back, for me, points to not doing a garage.

Just an extra bump in the road to closing but well worth it from the decreased competition. 

Here's the trick: Increase the number of search phrases to decrease your spending while at the same time filtering out unwanted search phrases and keeping the best ROI phrases. 

I wonder do alot of people turn to STR so they don't have to deal with the California LTR laws and issues when you get a non-payer.. and that decreases the housing supply more.   

I will also try to get what I call "security toward last month's rent" - it's not last month's rent because your rent could increase (or even decrease) while they rent.

On the other hand, if you didn't mow it yourself you'd have to pay out of the SDIRA to have it done, resulting in a decrease in the value of the IRA.