If he stays within that realm of expertise and cuts his expenses, he can start to tackle the debt.

That's considered spamming and your posts will be deleted.There is no "rule of thumb" for repairs because the costs vary widely.

Starting to get lots of spam emails on options so I'm curious what others have done.

They're also not in my spam folder. 

You can then start to come up with a plan to tackle the turnaround of the unit to get it back to market ASAP. 

If it were me, I would tackle the big items first. foundation, sewer, plumbing, electrical, roof.

I really get anything but spam from craigslist.

What fees and spam are involved if you sign up for this?

The average person is still terrified of tackling a transaction on their own. 

Cost of land: $300kAppx Total Cost to build: $750k Appx Re-sale value: $900kTotal Profit: $150k Major Home Renovation: Long Term Flip OR after renting for a while, tackle a major renovation(2) houses have sold on the same street in the last 6 months for $219/sf and $294/sf that were nicely renovated with 3 bedrooms (which this house has).