The two best ways I’ve found to fatten the bottom line is via fees or reduced turnover or repair cost.Pet rent, lawn care fees, and things that breakdown due to tenant usage are my go to items.Number of bedrooms, extra features are only a selling point.

Bring $1500 to closing and get rid of that headache....no more taxes...no more penalties....no more lawn liens.   

Cash buyers prefer to ignore this fact to appear to enhance or take advantage of artificial returns.

Lawn is mowed, exterior paint is in reasonably good condition, visible A/C unit appears less than 5 years old, etc. 

And yes, who does the lawn/snow? 

I have a local guy who also does my lawn care and snow removal that I pay a few bucks a month to sweep out vacated units and meet anyone who wants someone to show them a unit prior to renting (seldom needed).

How do I figure the going rate for a clean up.To get my foot in the door and my name out there, I've begun mowing lawns for wholesalers and landlords who need help in my area and Recently I was asked if I'd want to do a house clean up.

Buying artificial cash flow is extremely expensive and counter productive to the intent of investing in income producing real-estate.How do you see this increasing your returns.

These include loan payments, taxes, insurance, utilities, lawn care, and any other costs that occur during the Rehab period up until the property is fully rented. 

I have been able to buy Christmas gifts for children in need, donate supplies to families who were devastated by a house fire, purchase electric lawn mower for a home owner who had an allergy to carbon monoxide.