My plan is 1 service call per year and the ability to repaint when tenants move out.

The kitchen we repainted and had most of the appliances updated.

I had to replace all the carpet due to smells and stains and re-painted the room to further eliminate the odor, former tenant refused to pay and blocked communication from me to her to avoid the payment. 

For the details…Owe $378,712 (just refinanced to 3.25% 30/yr fixed VA); need to put $5,000 into house = $383,712Updates needed: pool liner $3,000; re-paint kitchen cabinets $2,000 (bad DIY “update”)Likely sell price $410,000 (up to $430,000…but staying conservative)$410K: $385,400 (after 6% realtor commission); $382,000 ( after $3,400 towards closing)$383,712 - $382,000 = $1,712 out of pocket to sellRent = break even with mortgage, insurance & property taxMaintenance, capital expenditures, vacancy = $4,000 annually ($333/month negative cash flow)$625/month going into equity from rent - $333 expenses = $292/month overall “benefit” of renting out towards mortgage principal -House is at/above average for the area, so rehabbing/improving not beneficial-“Gaining” $4,000 in equity per year, not taking into account appreciation/depreciation -Selling doesn’t really free up any capital -Selling would allow for regaining VA loan benefit-If we sell/rent, we’ll likely buy a home for half of the cost of this one, which will be more profitable to sell/rent when we leave

Remodeled kitchen (redesigned layout, farmhouse sink, painted cabinets, quartz counters, soft close doors)Painted all trim and doors white; repainted wallsRefaced the fireplace to have a stone feature.

New landscape, plan to redo bathrooms and repaint What was the outcome?

Cut out the bottom 4 feet of drywall (you can see the seam in your picture, look at the area just above the torn paper in the purple paint), put up new 4x8/4x12 sheets of drywall, tape, mud, sand and repaint;2.

If you’re curious, google RRP painting exterior, you’ll learn about what they have to do.Lead paint should be handled correctly, but it’s not like you’re trying to repaint a nuclear reactor!!

We just bought our first duplex and repainted the cabinets and we are in the process of replacing the hardware.

Pictures hide A LOT, i.e. full repaint can look fine in pictures.