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! 

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

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.

Curbio kept emphasizing it's a small project, it's mostly paint, it can be done in 4 weeks.  

If you have the bandwith, adding bedrooms/bathrooms or a new HVAC can significantly increase ARV.First-timers often over-focus on minor cosmetic changes like new paint, luxury upgrades that aren't necessary for the area, and personal preferences that don't align with market trends.Let me know if you have further questions.Good luck!

As soon as we took possession, we painted the top unit and switched out light fixtures + outlet covers.

Holding on to it with painting of the interior and upgrades to countertops to be granite.