Does anyone in the St. Cloud, MN area have a recommendation for a good and fair exterior house painter?

I think it will need new LVP floors and paint for sure. 

I live in an area with very large incomes, and low house prices compared to the rest of the country - there's dozens of cities and towns in Canada like this, so don't paint the market with a broad brush. 

Is it worth diving into a full bathroom/kitchen gut (unpermitted/handyman not of my choice) possibly revealing more issues or just paint, new cabinet pulls, switches/outlets, lights, etc?

Just needs to update the kitchen cabinets, appliances, bathrooms, and some paint.

My preferred houses need paint and a new roof.

Any kind of paint will start to peel and fall off rather quick.

Cincinnati and Northern Ky is a very diverse market, where you can have a 10% ROI off the rip in a not so good area.

Even the few no money down deals I have done wasn’t really no money down deals, because I spent thousands upon thousands of dollars in marketing  and typically I had to do some sort of rehab to the property once I got it.The last Sub2 deal idea I had to give the seller $17,000, pay all the closing cost, repaint the whole house, and make payments on the thing three months while I was getting it ready.The one before that the guy was behind almost $7000, I had to change the carpet, I painted the whole house, I made a number of payments while I was getting it ready, and I paid the closing cost, and I probably spent close to $7000 on a marketing campaign . 

My contractor recommended I seal it with a special mortar paint which I did.