Dropping a 3 inch pipe down a 4 inch cleanout is an old trick .

I only ask because it seems you're under the impression that if you give them an inch, it stops at an inch. 

To the appraiser, none of the rooms or square footage that were below grade, counted even though the basement had full size windows and was only maybe 30-40 inches in the ground.

The is a shot in the arm and yes RE values will inch up and stimulate jobs, to a point.

I don't think you gave up much more than about half an inch so far!

@Chris BaxterGood point.. if the tenants stay it will never catch up to market rent unless you go through a cycle of all the tenants leaving but given how low the rents are since 2007 then they may never leave.. your occupancy rate will be high but your NOI will only inch every year.

We learned every inch of how to rehab while working with this other investor.  

With the addition of more and more homes on the supply side and the interest rates inching toward 10% the price points should be on the decline.

Plan out the kitchen space to the INCH.

This included new 4x6 beams and we raised the house a total of 8 inches to allow for access for the remodel and future crawlspace access.