Only option would be to move the entire system to the attic which would cost thousands...I'm looking for creative ideas that will take the buyers eyes away from looking straight up at drop ceiling tiles as soon as they walk in to the basement.  

New construction could sell a couple of thousands if not tens of thousands more, given that is exactly the same house.

In my humble advice,  never try and save $500 that could cost you tens of thousands later.

There are thousands of homes being built in west Houston.So what does this all mean? 

I really don't know what to do with it because im just a year into investing but it really sounds like a good deal. how many houses can you buy for seven thousand dollars.

I was thinking units, knowing that some own in the hundreds, and a few in the thousands.  

literally.  

I know thousands of them!

That's a HUGE profit per year.The other major benefit is that as a newbie, you are literally right there and it makes doing showings, collecting rents, and maintaining the property very easy.

RELAX ...It may seem odd, but the week leading up to it ~ I literally did no studying.