The bottom line, had we paid a painter, it would've been rented weeks earlier, and the rent would have covered the paint job.After that, she didn't complain about painting or for that matter paying someone $85 to change a washer.

Here are five simple things you can do to add appeal to your rental property.Washer/Dryer.

The other is to offer equity, or some combination of both.

@Jay Hinrichs I'm looking at details like paint product, whether bath mirrors/lights are aligned to the cabinet or the faucet, and style of baseboard corners, whether there are stair skirts, minimum open space for the washer and dryer, how strong half-walls need to be, etc.

There’s no rush but at the same time if he can sell it sooner than later he would go for it It’s a two flat and the current tenants are paying pretty cheap rent for the area and what the building offers. 2Bd 1bath, beautiful backyard with a full balcony w/ gas powered grill two sets of washer and dryer .75 cents each and central Ac.

The people I see who get consistent distressed homeowner leads are doing a combination of door knocking and mailing.

Your best bet is to create dynamic dashboards to combine all these items together in an easy to understand manner.  

For example, perhaps their property would be a good location for billboards, washer/dryer services, a cell phone tower, or vending machine.

Does it have washer/dryer hookups?  

There are of course some other things that you can do in the meanwhile, including importantly 1) Save, 2) Save and 3) Combinations of points 1&2.Most HMLs will want you to have skin in the game.