Offering discounts for weekday or longer stays could also help improve occupancy.

Any capital improvements on a not owned yet property would involve a complex 1031 you’d want someone like @Dave Foster involved in. 

Personally If you like your current residence and hope to stay there long term I would forgo major improvements on my primary and use all investment savings to make you more money and cash flow. 

Sure, I could look for a higher paying job, but I was wondering if anyone has any creative short-term methods to improve my ratio.

I never paint, swap rugs (except flooding), or do other improvements on rent controlled units This can lead to blight.Who benefits from rent control?

They aren't going to magically improve and start abiding by the lease terms but I think there is definitely a possibility that the situation gets worse.I think that's a good point.

Your aim starting out should be to get the best reviews as possible and use guest feedback to make improvements as you go.

It's a great way to showcase the improvements made and helps appraisers not miss stuff.

On the other hand, tenants tend to cause damages when moving these appliances in/out, so having them in place may be safer.I recommend you look at what others are doing in your community and price point.

Anyone have advice or experience with the following?Here's what's happening-I’ve ended up in a situation where the owner of the construction company I hired to build our ADU had to fire the project manager on our job ...