Spending $100 for a professional photographer may get you a higher monthly rent or fill the vacancy faster. 

Unless these were bottom level college rentals.

A college level course like Columbia College is a good start.

If you intend to flip, and you think the local market may be trending downward, you should factor that into your numbers (and try to shorten your rehab timeline as much as possible).I would never recommend 'getting out faster' just to shove a problem onto the next investor. 

@Edlen Oira Toronto and the GTA can be really hard to find entry level income producing properties that cash flow well.

When you refinance, you might not increase cash flow if the value of the home increases significantly and thus the debt service increases to a level that would eat into overall cash flow. 

Smith -  It may come down to the occupancy level (owners vs renters) in your particular complex, and the state of the HOA (do they have healthy reserves).  

I Like Multi Family just because it scales faster and you don't have to worry about losing 100% of the rent every time you have tenant turn over.

What are absorption levels for inventory in the immediate area? 

Jaysen, I have no intention of doing the work myself, haven't built up my builder skills to that level yet.