All new kitchen and bathrooms, painting throughout, scraping and refinishing the hardwood floors.

I’m not talking about hanging a picture over a hole in the wall but let’s say small chips in paint on the baseboards might seem like a way bigger deal to a buyer in a vacant home than it would be to a buyer in a staged home.Just our thoughts on the matter and would love to hear other agent’s opinions!

If you need an extra room painted or an extra tax return prepared, you have to pay more.

at a bare minimum, new paint and carpet/plank everywhere and changing out all the cabinet hardware, electrical covers, fresh light fixtures, etc. will make things look fresh and clean.

So far we have painted the common areas and the exterior of the building.

Including painting a home a brilliant yet hideous blue, and I'm not going to the authorities to complain or make a rule against it! 

The home needed maybe $2-$5,000 of quick paint, touch ups, etc.  

Larger holes need mesh and then need to be spackled over and then sanded, primed and painted. 

See below for the numbers:Home Market Value: ~525kLoan Balance: ~476kEquity: ~50kMortgage Payment: $2570Rent Price: $2650Property Manager: 10% (potentially 7% w/military discount from a referral I got)Cashflow: $-185/month, $-2,220/yr1st year Equity Payoff from tenant: $11,561It's a 4 bed, 3.5 bath home built in 2011 that only requires some new paint to be rent ready.

I find that interior designers make the best "contractors" versus a full blown builder.They value engineer better with paint and flooring, and perhaps some cabinets.