I still have to battle the city who think the Sanitation and Park & Rec fees do not apply but the transportation corridor and transportation impact and improvement fees do apply.  

Even if your proficient, its great to review other techniques to see where you can improve.

@Marcele JohnsonRochester is hot right now due to the influx of state and Mayo clinic funding for city improvements.

If you build it for more or sell it for less, you spent a year and a half of your life improving a neighborhood.

Can we expect to get more in rent with these exterior improvements?

It's a pretty small investment for a good return IMO - the improvement will be once and done.The other poster mentioned it might be a 3 prong / 4 prong issue.

Don’t over improve because you won’t get it back.  

To buy 2-4 unit buildings under market value that need some cosmetic improvement & thus can be force appreciated.

You can improve it quickly.  

Having the loan amortized at 12 yrs isn't ideal for cash flow but comparing 3.526% to your 11% rate you should be improving your cash flow by a couple hundred dollars a month with no cost to you.