He routinely markets at below market rent to get the most amount of applicants and then picks the best applicant.

The kitchen has a few interesting issues... and they seem to be the difference between attracting a B tenant vs. an A tenant from what we've seen so far.1) the previous owner fancied himself a craftsman and "refinished" the cabinets.

I do not pay for routine pest control visit, but I have paid for pest control in units when a tenant has a problem with a pest.

Doesn't need to be fancy.

This sounds fanciful to me.

It's nothing too fancy, but at least gives you something in writing.  

It doesn't need to be fancy but it needs to be clean, functional, and within walking distance of campus.  

I do a lot of asset management which is a fancy way of saying I manage the property managers but what it really means is that I get the benefit of their collected wisdom without having to do all the hard work they do.We also do a lot of what's called 'value add' deals where we take an uderperforming property and bring it up to market or 'stabilize' it.

It is not fancy, but if night noise is too bad, you could put foam in the window... it would help cut out light too.  

Do you have a clause in the lease that allows you to inspect the unit or perform routine maintenance with 24 hours notice?