Today its guys or gals just throwing up a non descript ad on Craigslist with no pictures, very little information and no real way of contact them except through the CL email system. 

painting and carpet might not give you enough of a boost, needs more detailsHave you already bought it or are you projectingYou can add value by increasing rents, improving the property, refi, adding sq footage etc.

This may be simply adding a wraparound porch or deck, creating outdoor seating areas for relaxing and entertaining, or get on the designer shed bandwagon.

As far as the DTI is concerned, do they compute that including estimated mortgage or is the up to 50% DTI before adding mortgage into the mix? 

The numbers were not adding up to meet my metrics.

Again, adding a credit card account automatically lowers your current utilization relative the the limit of the card.

You can hold buyer seminars, facebook ads, go visit your brokerages offices in other countries, hold seminars for those agents about buying in the US and then hold one for their customers.   

It is easier to make the decisions that need to be made without all the personal attachment and emotion added by having a conversation over coffee.

You will then ad schedule E to your personal income tax return and get depreciation on the rented units.

@Emad NasserThey should be adding it back along with any other non cash expenses such as amortization.