Then consider if there are actual real upgrades that would require them to vacate.

When you use the BRRR method, since you are not doing upgrades but rather repairs, you can either deduct or depreciate all the work you do or hire out right?

On average there are few upgrades you can do by themselves which get a positive return on investment on the selling price.

It’s a great way to upgrade your portfolio without taking a tax hit.

Unit AppealAmenities and Upgrades: Although you have renovated the units, consider adding amenities like high-speed internet, in-unit laundry, or community spaces that can increase appeal.Feedback Collection: Gather feedback from current and past tenants about what they liked and disliked about living in your units.

Our prior offers to let you move without penalty or share in the cost of your cosmetic upgrade request were rejected by you, are hereby withdrawn and are forever null and void.

As for whether one has to get quid pro quo in increased rent for improvements, there is also a factor of the quality and longevity of the tenants one gets with an upgraded apartment even when rents are limited by neighborhood competitive pressures. 

I recently got my kitchen upgraded by excellent contractors in Waco, TX.

If the tenants are staying usually the only initial repairs/renovations we do while they’re still in the unit is to upgrade the smokes/CO detectors to hard wired and anything else that turned up as a life-safety issue in the inspection.

If that is the case then choose the area you like most, but if you are wanting to get a quicker return then I believe the Lookout Mountain lot might be better with the Paradise Valley Mall upgrade being somewhat close to that area.