my favorite place to invest is in Arlington, Grand Prairie, Desoto, and Cedar Hill. 

Pops of color and life would help.

Others mentioned strong markets as well - Lynn, Everett, and Chelsea are a few of my favorites.

On my favorite building I own, a small multifamily near Wash Park, it was cash flow negative the first full year as I made improvements and turned over the under-rented units, but now it cash flows very well.

So Suzy homemaker can pay way more for a property with beautiful colors and the perfect swing-set for her kids, than you can pay from a cash flow perspective.

Purchase price, rehab costs, agent fees, closing costs—but what about those that are harder to quantify; this color paint vs that color, fixtures, lighting, time a property sits listed.

These are current code, current colors and finishes, & RV parking (for the snowbird types).

My favorite area is Oceanview, all areas however are excellent around here. 

Color choices are gray and white only. 

Under the federal Fair Housing Act, landlords who live in a property with four or fewer rental units (this would include your situation) are exempt from all but one aspect of the federal law: They may not advertise in a way that indicates a preference for (or against) members of a protected class (race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status and disability).