Gutted interior & reformatted floor plan to include true master with ensuite bath, new hall bath location, new HVAC, new electrical panel & wiring, new roof, new flooring, new paint, landscape, and all the trimmings.

1) Deferred maintenance 2) Professional design, landscaping, and misc. upgrades3) Built a functional guard house and gated the property to complete enclosure 4) Income based valuation vs. comps What was the outcome?

From the outside, I take photos that show every wall, window and screen, and the landscaping.

Emphasis on local area connections with cleaners, handymen, pool/landscaping, etc.

Household materials (paper towels, soap etc.) landscaping, and maintenance and repairs etc.

@Gene HackerThis is why I chose to do all the basic work on the house I bought in 3/1/2009 The property came with plumbing issues, roof issues, landscape and tree issues and so on.

The hoa also has to have reserve funds for parking lot, exterior maintenance, landscaping, maybe hvac,etc.

I have a goal of making $3,000 / mo or having 10 doors, and "repeat" feels like a pretty key part in reaching that goal with my starting capital (haha)I was thinking that maybe I can just add value to the property but touching up the outside / exterior - landscaping (cutting down trees, planting new plants, etc), exterior paint, repaving the driveway, etc.

We did make a few upgrades like painting all walls and cabinets, cleaning up all the trash outside (there was quite a bit), de-mossing the roof, and some landscaping improvements like putting in a path and adding planters.

I would recommend joining California Apartment Association, https://caanet.org/As a member you get access to all the forms you will need for a CA landlord...and they are constantly updating the forms to comply with whatever the legal landscape is.