And to be honest my wife switched from fathers flooring company to corporate jewelry position and we still manage to get loan. 

Also, we have three cute vintage rental houses (1920, 1941, 1950) and we updated for safety, but choose design that is in character with the home. 

Any of these Linear Mortgages with a matching interest rate, balance and matching remaining term would be equal regardless of the vintage or age of the loan.  

Lots of cool new construction in pockets next to older vintage style houses etc… my gps kinda took me on a weird windy turn off 65 somewhere… but anyway, I’m just saying that your market is intriguing.

Both of those are not as easy fixes being they are requesting every window to have a new screen and the shower is a vintage claw foot tub so the parts are difficult to obtain and expensive.

A beam was installed and styled with two other faux beams were added to the living/dining room.

There should be sales comps of recently transacted properties of similar size/vintage/quality.  

Maybe faux exposed beams in the living room.Black one wall Nordic style kitchen with gold handles, stainless appliances all matching manufacturer.Wet Bar near the Grandparent chair in the living room, either cream or black to match kitchen.Running water, a bar sink and glassware like a bar has.

Here's the analogy;Have you ever bought a watch in a jewelry store Daniel?

If you enter without her home, I recommend recording your visit with video so she can't claim you stole her jewelry or rifled through her underwear drawer (I've heard it all).That's it.