So, he called his electrician who gave him a couple ideas, and he said he'd be back the next day, which he was.  He

But it should wash out pretty good.

If I rent to travelers I will need to have it fully furnished, which I estimated would be another $10,000 to $12,000 when you figure everything from wash clothes to beds and couches.

Was looking at laundromats, and turns out customers prefer them in strips with a dozen stores, rather than smaller commercial properties or free standing ones where they can do something while there clothes are being washed. 

I had high gloss paneling in a house and washed it with TPS before painting to get the paint to stick better. 

Its pretty cool.. but I could talk to 50 wholesalers out there and 49 would never take me up on it.. they are brain washed  LOL 

I've received one bid for $15,000 to fix the gutters, power wash, replace wood rot and paint, and trying to collect more bids.

But if it's just a house for you to live in, not an investment, then financially speaking you can't do better than living for free since the home you live in generally tends to be a wash or lose money when you factor in everything - maintenance, furnishing, repairs, etc. 

The way that was structured was he found the deal, he  hired the contractors to do the rehab and would be the one to go over there.

On the exterior, removed all the overgrown bushes from the front and back, cut 2 small trees in front, planted some sod, power wash exterior of the house, and added mulch and solar lights.