The garage is fully finished and has tile, finished walls and gas/water hookups.

YouTube and Google are your best friends when you get stuck.Painting and clean up are the easiest, followed by drywall and tiling (drywall requires a lot of patience due to having to use multiple coats of mud), and then comes plumbing and electrical.Get the right tools for the job - a good cordless drill and saw, trowels, paint brushes, etc. the extra few dollars will save you a lot in trips to the store and lost time.

But the property "hardening" with 100% tile floors, and $20k of capital improvements of new HVACs, new plumbing and new wiring, would push me to $75-80k cash offer.

I have a house right now 30k into it and I don't even have tile bought or installed.

In a case like this, should my offer price simply incorporate this projected expense or is there a better way to determine whether or not a drain tile is necessary before making an offer?

Even floor coverings carpet, vinyl, and tile can get out of date before it wears out.

:)Tiled areas = 362sqft * $5/sqft(material/labor) = $1,810 I rounded to $1,800flat as I know I over measured in places and $10 bucks isn't much.That seems like a reasonable estimate for tile.

This one will be a buy and hold in Memphis, TN.Numbers look like this:Purchase price $122kConventional 20% down and financing 80%MAIN HOME: 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Hardwood Floors (Currently rented for $ 1,300 per month - Current tenant for nearly 2 years)Updated Electrical WiringNew Heat and Air ConditioningNew Exterior Paint New Interior Paint Refinished Hardwood Floors Remodeled Master Bathroom (12" Tile)New flooring in kitchen and diningNew Light Fixtures throughoutNew Doorknobs throughoutNew Blinds throughout Large Updated KitchenAPARTMENT 1: 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Full Eat-in Kitchen, Large Living Room (Currently Rented at discount for $ 725 per month to same tenant in 1 Bed Apt (Typically rents $ 785/ mo).

Over the weekend the crew returned to find the entire floor soaked and all the flooring tiles had popped up, carpets squishing, etc. in other words...

[/b]The House:5 Bed 2 bath Double WideCarpet and Tile Storm Cellar Good Neighborhood ( according to her)No Major Repairs ( according to her)I asked what would she like to get for it?