They liked to hear of ways I was excited to improve /paint/ add carports or whatever.  

I've done it before just last year with another property but in that case it was just for all new stuff (appliances and some kitchen improvements).

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Without knowing the market or property condition, is there any improvements you can make to the property that will help you come out ahead in the long run?

Now as market has improved the seller is willing to break even or take a small loss to get out of it.  

The county planning documents are a great read in terms of finding areas with planned improvements.  

In Florida as long as your licensed you can do lease option Assignments all day as a principalIf you act as a fiduciary then what if the tenant buyer doesn't get financing for some reasonI  use a RMLO to check on their ability to repay, costs 1 %I also use our credit improvement company to increase itheir FICO score by creating new trade  and credit references 

Just to clarify, first it depends on if you're flipping or buy and holding:Assuming you're buy and holding, you need to report the property and improvements for the year placed in service.

I've inspired people to start looking into Real Estate based off my Youtube page.  

If not, there is plenty of information available to you in real estate books, on BP, and Youtube videos.