Refinishing hard wood floors, installing hardwood in one room that had carpet, new stainless steel appliances, venting out bathroom and kitchen range hood, all new paint, new light fixtures and door knobs, lots of plaster and patch work, new fixtures in bathroom, keeping tiles in bathroom and shower but doing a super heavy cleaning, refinishing existing bathtub, new glass windows (new glass not entirely new windows), nee tiles and grout for kitchen floor, sanding and painting cabinets (nice and white) in kitchen, keeping existing countertop in kitchen (not granite but clean and looks nice, installing dishwasher....I think that covers it...SO - here is the last piece of the puzzle...the kitchen has a drop ceiling.

@Ben Raptoulis I would suggest tread lightly especially your first time.

At a minimum, it’ll warn other landlords who check they’re credit that their a problem tenant.If they both signed the lease, they're both responsible. 

The only 100% cure for a spider in most female minds is a flame thrower, and that may cause you fines if you have your smoke detectors in the wrong locations.Therefore, do not take your tenants lightly if they have a fear of spiders, just remember the spiders are there because bugs are presents, such as ants.  

I suppose I could tell you the high lights of my story.

Hey Laura,The hi-desert STR look is full of natural light and soft, muted tones; pastels rather than primary or neon colors.

Wagon wheels, pictures of horses, log beds, antler lights, horse designs on couches, etc. 

totally upgraded the kitchen, and bathrooms, New landscape, lights, paint.

I also know in Europe their kitchen cabinets are all removable so that they can take them with them if they move, i installed a kitchen like that in Norway for a relative, if they ever move they can be taken down and reused elsewhere, that's why you see the cabinets from Ikea get installed on metal tracks.Yonah, how does that relate to carpets and light fixtures then?

Unless you are positive your vapour barrier is sound you cannot be guaranteed it will never find its way into the living space (critters in the attic can track/push it through light fixture openings).