A lender will be able to paint a good picture for you to help explain the options. 

Take pictures, make notes, and calculate a real rehab budget.

Always be on time, always do quality work, always be courteous and respectful to customers, peers, and bosses. 

@Dominick Galinis there is no rationalizing building when you can buy existing inventory...if you're not an architect or have a tight connection with a custom home builder this will take twice as long as you think with cost overruns you never predicted...how are you predicting you'll be in an instant equity position?

I usually offer a custom website for the buildings I buy with directory of tenants on there and try to help their visibility and business traffic to their own sites.Little things that do not cost much in the overall picture can help foster goodwill with business tenants and they like to stay when they feel landlord keeps up the place and cares. 

I work as a CAD Draftsperson (3D modeling of our fixtures to create blueprints, programs and cut lists) as well as a Carpenter when some extra help is needed on the floor.I bought a little ranch 2BD/1BR house in Milwaukee (Bay View), Wisconsin six years ago and have done a lot of work to it over the years - new custom kitchen, appliances, refinishing of original oak flooring, A/C, bathroom and 6' fenced in yard.

The listing only specifies that the pictured property has quality long-term tenants and of course no information about the history of the other properties.

Do you think these devices are beneficial for customer retention or differentiation, and do they make a difference in managing units? 

We have noticed banks are eager to have businesses that need mortgages, lines of credit, ect to survive and grow - but small operations that only need basic banking services are less desirable as customers. 

Staging draws the eyes away from the little imperfections and brings people back to the big picture.