Slightly fancier interior doors and a painted/unique front door.

Hopefully this method and doing these calculations might provide some insights or objective information for your decision.

See if you can find a lender who would be willing to use the same appraisal I have seen appraisals challenged before but it usually due to the property being unique and there being no real comps in the immediate area. 

I recommend setting some objective criteria so you don’t have to spend time worrying about stuff like this.  

It's a unique and challenging market we live in!

It all depends what your investment objective is and where you are in your timeline in your investment career.

We have been investing a ton of sweat equity and giving it a very unique custom look and feel What was the outcome?

@Pandu ChimataAgree with @Natalie Kolodij that you should make sure your tax professional is comfortable with STRs.STRs have unique treatment under the passive activity loss rules and unique treatment regarding depreciation...They should also not be reported on Schedule C unless substantial "hotel-like" services are rendered, as noted above.

Whichever will help you achieve your objectives.

Hi BP fam!I ran into a seller who just finished the beginning stages of a full rehab and asked if he would be selling in its current state, he ran his numbers and came back with one that works for the both of us. HOWE...