Take some of the uppers the ones near the sink and change the doors to glass to open up space. put some lighting under the cabinets for more lighting, and if you have to paint make sure it's a high gloss white and change counter to black with specs of white in it.

In the meantime we met through the BP forums a likeminded investor who was interested in our space.

....our posts crossed in cyber space.....

Shared living spaces are often not considered the same thing as an apartment.

If you can identify ways to increase income and/or decrease expenses, this is where true value can be accomplished in this space.

If you have extra space where you're currently living, rent it out as storage.

There is also an entire attached garage, which was partially converted to living space at some point, but was un-permitted.

There is also an entire attached garage, which was partially converted to living space at some point, but was un-permitted.

I just joined a startup called Andes STR where we are on a quest to help investors make the best decisions (and money) in the short-term rental space. 

There are certainly some smart people in the REI space on there as @Jordan Moorhead points out.