This requires a dedicated effort sourcing and analyzing hundreds of deals to find the one or two worth pursuing.  

Owes $ hundreds of thousands to buyers who have sued him for fraud:  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-homeowners-cla...

So shift your expectations to most of the cash out and you'll be good and you'll actually start buying deals, versus people who wait for the perfect deal, spin their wheels for 6 months terminating contracts/analyzing hundreds of places, and then eventually burn out and give up. 

Another complex I own in will replace the kitchen cabinets and flooring in the units as they were originally sold with these items.

In fact, I've managed hundreds of homes, thousands of renters, and I've never run across one.

Otherwise, you will likely be copying someone else's false expectations.I have reviewed hundreds of such self-constructed logs, and most of them will not hold water.

Ideally, you know every cabinet placement, tile selection, etc when you meet the contractor for bids.  

Or, ya know, just spend the next 140 hours trying to get a self-study law education followed by another few hundred hours self-study to sort out how to avoid repeating the situation.That's the reality of it all. 

That's not exactly an up and coming area -- I'd research who built them - can likely find that by going to the SG County Recorded Docs site or by seeing who pulled the permits during const -- Wichita has been on a duplex building boom -- look at the tax value -- They probably have that or less in it on the build - I also doubt they were built to be quality long term -- things such as the trim/cabinets etc -- they all look like the cheapest stuff a guy could buy - if the cabinets aren't oak and there is MDF or pine trim and pre-hung doors with engineered wood jams I'd run.  2-3 yrs ago for $180k -205 or so you could buy duplexes in Maize, Kechi, Valley center all day to builders that were selling them off to investors - not worth that in that area.

Because who would want 10s of thousands when you can get hundreds from an occasional guest?