You can see patterns emerge.

So for hours water rained down, damaging the living room ceiling, carpet / padding - and drained down to the basement, damaging the drop ceiling tiles, insulation and more carpet / padding.

For the bathroom, I am still seeing a lot of variations on white tiles.

For example, the report may show +$1000 for tile shower, and if it costs $2500 for you to do, you know it wont be worth it.Also - make some calls to appraisers to see what they value more in the area; square footage, bathrooms, yard, fence, kitchen, etc.

LVT flooring throughout, a modern kitchen with backsplash and quartz counters, double pane vinyl windows, custom baths with tile, lots of natural light, sliding doors off master to rooftop deck ready to be personalized, and a spacious backyard.

The section 8 discrimination is going to be tricky, they can go after you and the fact pattern can be read a few different ways.

She then started that she would rent it for up to $400 if I redid the kitchen (again...it was only one renter old), tiled the bathroom, put a window in the den (yeah, other side of the den outside is a staircase to the upstairs apartments).  

So what if your payment is $73.12 higher for a little while, rates will come down again (check the 4 decade trend since the 1980s -- if something happens once it's great, twice is a coincidence, 3 times we see a pattern, but consistently for 4 DECADES and it's hard to deny that there's a VERY high probability of it continuing for the foreseeable future... there is precedent for negative interest rates), refinance at that point. 

Additionally, some contractors will also install an ejector pump to pump waste from the property over and above the check valves back into the sewer line as once the check valve is activated, the waste from the property is unable to leave and go into the main sewer line until the blockage is resolved.Although, I can't personally recommend one specific contractor, I've read good things about The Real Seal, although they may only work on another drainage options (i.e. drain tile). 

We renovated the heck out of it-brand new carpet, new porcelain tile and laminate flooring downstairs, epoxied the garage floor, new countertops, sink, pull down faucet, glass backsplash, new paint entire house, all new baseboards, added crown molding, and artificial turf and hard scaping front and back yard.