Places that need new flooring, paint, a deep cleaning, some yard work and so on. 

The key is knowing when it makes sense and when you are in over your head.A cardiologist making $600,000 a year shouldn't waste time replacing a toilet, cleaning an oven, or painting a house.

By "partial" I mean renovating the kitchen and bathroom, painting the place, re-tiling the floor and maybe adding some smaller features that can make a difference to prospective buyers, such as new A/C units, new internal doors, or maybe even sell the place furnished (home staging is not really an option here); with no or minimal demolition, and hopefully without electricity or plumbing issues.

Fresh new interior paint and new flooring in the bedrooms.

I spent about 6k to get rid of the smoke smell including painting, cleaning the vents, cleaning the furniture etc.  

I've done complete ground up rehabs to simple paint and floors.  

Next Q: what color would you paint the outside?  

-new flooring throughout-removing the wallpaper and floating the walls -fresh paint throughout (cabinets and garage included)-new appliances -installing an electric stove-new cabinet and lighting fixtures-new shower, bathtub and sink fixtures What was the outcome?

Have a lead paint inspection?

I went in, fixed drywall, painted walls white, paint cabinets, corrected floor slope and put down hardwood.