The oak floors from the 50's can look really nice if done right.

you can see based on the pics the property was well taken care of. 

I started off trying to scan every single receipt and save them with a naming convention for easier tracking.

If it were mine, for a rental,I would caulk it, putty knife smooth, and put a border of red crushed  granite around the patio, with pavers in it.Draw the eye somewhere else, because if you paint it, you will have to repaint it.And in the desert sun, I always wonder how long paint will last.The pic below has tan rocks, which is another option.( would choose the crushed granite over the rocks on a rental because kids throw rocks, and they will get under the mower and cause Gardner complaints.)Good Luck!

Low cost, web-based, ability to contact tenants thru rentec, owner and tenant portals, & the ability to scan leases, receipts, etc into the program make it my favorite.

You can rotate your profile pic.

The first thing you need to do is to neatly sketch up what you want on some paper, get pics like the one you have included here.

It does take me a bit of time each month to calculate and scan and email the tenants copies of the bills, but has worked well and covers the building utilities (electric is separately metered).  

Love the details and pics.

They gave me x days to "fix" it and provide them with new pics.