LOLthey both working super hard, one guy is painting deck and one guy is painting AI/ML.

Paint it yourself. 

All appliances (washer dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, stove), paint thru the unitDo you think it's doable for under 15k for labor, material, appliances?  

Removed a few walls and painted the kitchen.

Purchase price was typically between 40-70K and improvements were laminate, paint, fixtures, appliances, etc to make them rent ready.

Don't let a fresh coat of paint and new carpet fool you.  

Over time, with enough ratings, I suppose they paint a sort of (c)rudimentary picture of the host and the guest, which is better than nothing. 

Quote from @Alex Ng: Hi im looking to house hack a primary residence.

Please feel free to check out my profile for more details on the investment, but we were able to spend 1 year slowly renovating the apartments as tenants moved in and out, invested heavily into leasehold improvements (long-term fixed like HVAC, water heaters, exterior paint, property drainage, etc), converted month-to-month tenants to annual leases, and raised rents to market. 

For what seemed like a decent amount of money there were still paint drips on wood trim and other cosmetic errors that shouldn't have been made.