The members who hang out in these forums include some of the most experienced and successful investors in the country, and they're choosing to spend their valuable time coaching newbies like us on how to improve our processes. 

Hello BP members, I am looking to invest in an area that is dominated by college students and was wondering if anyone has attempted to give a small discount on rent at the end of a semester pending the maintenance or improvement of a tenants GPA?

Conversely, some of the people doing these shows are much better at shooting video than they are at home improvement.

If the property is in a tourist-friendly area, you might have the option of turning these units into short-term rentals, which could improve the top-line income substantially. 

The units are all as solid as any of our other propertues (each with a few improvements) so I don't believe it is a unit/needing update issue.

Maybe some roll out beds stuffed in a closet somewhere or 1-2 sleeper sofas would improve the visual appeal on STR rental sites. 

With it being my first investment I didn't have the reserve funds to make the improvements (10-20k).

I'm interested in what others have found to be the best approach(es) for improving the chances of collecting back rent.

This should be able to qualify for residential if it's 4 units and a 30 year amortization would improve cash flow. 

The situation has improved, however tenant A still feels uncomfortable with tenant B and feel that they are being passive-aggressive towards them.