Fresh coat of paint, new LVP flooring, landscaping, fixtures, some basic service, and deep cleaning- It was a total of $14,091, and it was from my pocket.

It was great to read everyone's perspective on the situation.

From an appreciation perspective, over the long-term I don't think one will necessarily outperform the other by a significant margin.

Bathrooms are actually the best to put more money into then the kitchen, because people want a bathroom to feel fresh and clean.

I'm very interested to hear everyones perspective on this.

My purely hypothetical car wash mortgage client has 3 vending machines full of vastly overpriced car detailing stuff (next to a physical bulletin board showcasing some shiny freshly detailed sexy cars...), and one with snacks at normal vending machine markups (buys either at Costco, or whatever he finds on sale).GL.

these are those situations you hear about in the podcasts and the books that advertise starting with zero money.So, looking at it from a loan officer's perspective, if you come to me with your experience and your credit and the asset's number's work, then you should be able to get a 90%/100% program on a bridge loan which means you are in for 10% of purchase price for entire project cost. 

Thanks for sharing a fun and interesting perspective.

The east side is enticing from a pricing perspective but it is extremely rough.I would also highly recommend adding Detroit to your list of potential markets.

@Basit Siddiqi is exactly right that Philadelphia / NJ has some unique reporting headaches that are often screwed up, so whoever you work with, gauge their experience working in numerous jurisdictions, or their teams access to those subject matter experts.Those in the construction world and rental world open themselves up to some substantial opportunities from a tax planning perspective, but also need to be sure they thread the needle carefully on the real estate professional rules to actually qualify for them.