Before even thinking about doing anything aesthetically, have an inspector check the existing systems and structures, dig deeper, embrace patina then decorate with new old things.Goodluck!

If young people understood these concepts it would revolutionize rentals because a lot more units would come on the market offering way more selection (yes at a reduced price after a while but it wouldn't be much because people are lazy and stubborn and wouldn't embrace this much) and they could be financially free, really free, in just a decade. 

That sucked, and I wouldn't recommend it, but if you can learn to embrace that 'finisher' inside of you, you can learn to do a lot of things. 

Embrace being a newbie and learning.

People always say apartment investing is a team sport, but I didn’t fully embrace that right away.

There is winter, and it can really suck for 6-8 weeks, but they embrace that making features for winter like ice-castles, winter sports, ice-bars, etc..

how embracing..."

I glue vinyl onto bottom of bases, cut in closely around any pipe penetrations and caulk around entire perimeter.

I finish renovating my first property which was out of state and even though everything that could go wrong went wrong I embraced it as a lesson and kept pushing.

Keep in mind that the vast majority of biggerpockets members seem to embrace debt as a way to build wealth with real estate.