Hi Phil,Maybe it's just a coat of water stain sealing primer and wall repaint.

You'll have drywall cracks, so you should factor in drywall repairs and repainting. $$$4.

18k of Rehab: New Roof, New HVAC, NEW Kitchen w/granite, New Bathroom, New Vinyl Laminate Flooring, general repainting, and exterior landscaping.

He wants the cracks patched and the house repainted for aesthetic reasons.

The place is in livable condition and only needs cosmetic rehab like repainting interior, changing doors, putting in washer/dryer.I'll be living in one unit while renting out the other.

Previous tenants were there for 5 years, so the turnover was not the cheapest (full repaint, deep clean, various small repairs).

The apartment was being cleaned and repainted, so there were a few people there- but 4 PM came, and that was quitting time; the painters and cleaners vanished, leaving just me and those two guys. 

Cleaning up dog hair is one thing - getting smoke smell out of a house usually requires a repaint. 

If the holes are not large, they should be relatively easily fixed when repainted.

They can't help but flinch and scrunch their little noses at tools in a closet and a not yet re-painted bedroom.