I personally like the look of the old units, not necessarily the color but I see the overall appeal.

Go to SDAT and they have information about how to appeal your assessment.

Right now I'm in a situation where I feel I wouldn't be very appealing to an investor, but I would like to know how to be!  

Neighbor will set the curb appeal for you and the whole block -- think twice on this.

Certainly the 1.5% interest is appealing to you and the $35K equity, assuming the value is there.

/Dec in PA to make it appealing & low maintenance?

If you are the recipient of a high assessment, you would want to appeal it.

The reason the area appeals to me is that I am familiar with it and travel there a few times a year as it is but you do bring up a good point about factoring in the additional costs.

However me buying as is, then putting all my time and money into it and then splitting the profits with someone who I already cashed out of the deal, doesn't appeal to me personally.Your Mileage May Very though and good luck in whatever you decide

Instead of finding an investor, could you foot the bill for a remodel and curb appeal update and then split the profit from a higher asking cost?