Augusta may be a great area to do that with recent cyber command focus. 

There is off street parking and laundry in the apartment which helps making them more attractive.With that said, I'm curious if you tested the boundaries of what you could have commanded in rent, which may have been affected by the neighborhood.All the best- Ian

Rentals that are in desirable areas (areas I have identified quantitatively as those that command rent premiums against the metro average) usually don't sit more than a week or two on the market.

Will a property command more rent if it already has a washer/dryer vs. just having hook ups?

Also, both areas a great, West Village is in higher demand and therefore commands higher prices.  

If you’re missing one of those 2, you’d need to provide something else to command that rent like free off-street parking or heat.

These guys are rock stars and can command these splits.Most syndicators give a preferred rate of return, around 8%.If you have 3 or 4 friends, I would consider partnering with them, creating an LLC and an operating agreement.  

The million dollar question is how much the upgrades are worth, because that is really hard to quantify, and think you are right that it helps get it rented and retain a tenant more than command significantly higher rent.Given your response, the next time I had a vacancy I would raise rent $25/mo.  

You may also not command as high a salary in FL as you would in Denver, NYC, LA, etc.

I would be more concerned that the market value meets the 2% rule.That means the market will ONLY pay if rents are say $2400, then $120,000.In the high profit areas that I buy in that rent would command around $300,000.