Some of those choices might conflict with your overall idea to modernize the property, make it pleasing to the eye, and attract tenants.  

For example, maybe figure out how much common area sq footage there is, compare that to combined sq footage of the common area and their unit (find what that percentage is), then tell them that you reimburse XX% of their gas bill (assuming that the heater is the only gas appliance).

I used a combination of a few things to save up for my first down payment.Savings (W2 job), side gig (soccer referee, mostly on week ends) and day trading (my part time job back then.

So what I'm looking for is assistance options to supplement my budget so combined I can pay the 25% that is required. 

Combining 1, 2, & 3 makes apartment Investing hard to beat.Hope this helps!

The rod that works the pop-up stopper tends to catch any hair or fiber and combined with soap residue makes clogs. 

I read last year in Y combinator's blog that a big play in real estate will be a company that comes out with a plan to re-purpose the existing space.

Ideally have the parcels combined first.

Combine that with traditionally strong cash flow and it beats TX hands down right now in spite of the tremendous growth and jobs in places like Dallas and Austin. 

As long as you're in the range of 15% when combined with repairs, you're probably good.