Licensed with permits ~$3,250.HWT standard gas single family low efficiency without exhaust retrofit $900.Sand and stain hardwood floors, natural stain $3 per sf.Paint interior walls, ceiling trim and doors 3 tone paint scheme 2 coats $3.20 per sf (floor area cost includes paint)Click lock LVT flooring install overlay inclusive of prep and quarter round $4.50 per sf (materials and labor)Asphalt roof installation 3/1 - 800 sf bungalow with 2 layers of shingles - ~$7,900Standard porch cap replacement with 2 new precast concrete steps ~$2,500Used stove or refrigerator delivery and install $350New stove or refrigerator delivery and install $HD model specificUse this as a general guideline. 

•Exterior: Landscaping improvements, including tree trimming and shrub removal.

An acre you plant 435 seedlings on 10x10 grid.You both thin and trim down to around 60 trees per acre.Or 9,000 board feet per acre.Standing board foot is $.65.

I view it as a tool in a toolbox to help you "trim the fat" off the bottom of your portfolio, so you can keep growing with new acquisitions. 

In my market you can do a cosmetic rehab: new kitchen, floors, new bath, recessed lighting, taking down some ways, screwing down floors, new paint, baseboards, trims, casing. 

I hopped on the roof with the garden hose to defend the property (even though initially it was contained) when suddenly an ember spread to a palm tree (that had been neglected to be trimmed for years) that instantaneously atomized/vaporized into hundreds of embers and spotted fires on several homes.

I am not sure what you need to spend but north of 2M but man does it save a lot on doors, trim and finish stuff. 

•Exterior: Landscaping improvements, including tree trimming and shrub removal.

•Exterior: Landscaping improvements, including tree trimming and shrub removal.

Better still, the recessed handle trim is visibly chipped (stands out as bad.)