Thread by @realEstateTrent

Just a few of the value-add items we tackle at purchase -- make the property more appealing to customers, which drives business for the tenants, which drives rents!

*Landscaping: low-cost, HUGE bang for your buck
*Paint: moves the needle, incredible how folks skip this

*Parking: Parking can make or break the property -- look at ways you can increase parking by maximizing compact spaces and making sure neighbors aren't parking in your lot. If they are, leave a warning note, and then tow if they ignore it.
*Stucco -- incredible what some

stucco will do to a strip mall.
*Signage -- require all new tenants to install individual channel letters instead of big box signage, and pay to replace the current tenant signage
*Monument -- add a monument sign if one does not already exist
*Patio -- provide an outdoor patio

for your successful food tenant
*Elbow: create a seating area/architectural feature
*Lighting -- makes a huge difference. Many customers won't visit a property if it's too dark at night
*Parking lot - reseal and re-strip the parking lot. Not too expensive,

and gives your site that new-car feel
*Trash -- if the property always looks like a mess, increase the number of times your vendor goes out there

Many more items to tackle, but these are a few of the low-hanging fruit that will make a huge difference right off the bat