The exterior after picture looks picture perfect with the trees as a back drop along with that beautiful sky.

I am one of those who see chair rail and shadow boxes as a great investment- they break up the monotony of walls and add a touch of elegance.

If you've never read that book, it's a very good if somewhat dated piece about basics of personal finance and investing set in the historical backdrop of ancient Babylon. 

Bidding wars in RE in the backdrop of huge unemployment and epic recession !!

(crazy)If everybody (no elegibility criteria) gets $25k at the same time but 3 million new housing units gets build in years, the effect is higher prices in the short term, because there is little inventory to support the new homebuyer pool with enough buypower. 

Those curtains really help make the place look taller and more elegant....while you obviously did a lot right, for some reason that stands out to me. 

I'm not very focused on the potentially appreciation of the property given the current macro back drop and where we are in the cycle, so mainly just focusing on the monthly cash flow.