I picked up a set of very nice cabinets that my uncle just took out of a kitchen that was only 7 years old that are going to almost perfectly fit in the space i have to work with. 

We use a file cabinet for hard copies and have a dedicated phone line just for faxes.

We had someone help with the demo and the cabinets.  

.- countertop is new- we painted the existing cabinets and put new hardware on them- in the 3 season porch we frosted 2 of the windows and then just painted the existing walls, ceiling, floor

One client looked at renovation loan, then just bought with 20% down, and after closing financed RTA cabinets, flooring, etc. on 2-year no interest loans, purchased custom windows direct from manufacturer, has licensed electrician and plumber helping him outside their job on weekends for much reduced rate, etc. 

I would upgrade a slummy looking kitchen or bath with builder grade materials or do tweaks to something old looking but in good condition (refinish a pink cast iron tub, use oil based paint to cover dated bath tile in good condition, paint good condition cabinets white and add new counters)

Anyway, agree that you have to sometimes replace subfloor- and definitely clean the venting system for HVac- and also any cabinets in the basement or anywhere else saturated leakage could go. 

Cabinets look like they are in good condition.

Most of it was a roof (almost $5k) and cabinets/counter ($3k) and that was hired out.

Ceiling fans are $100-200 each, cabinets are about the same depending on where you buy them.