As far as DIY, painting will be tedious and time consuming, but if you break up the trim and the rolling between two people, it could take you a couple of days to paint a whole place, and it will save you a ton of money.

Paint and flooring and cosmetics.

Maybe the current brick color woild not be all that bad after doing something with the trim, shutters, paint doors, etc.

If you’re wanting to be the project manager yourself, I have had a lot of luck in calling specific wholesalers in the area you’re looking at to get 3 recommendations (Sherwin Williams for paint, Floor and Decor for tile, etc).

Either myself or any investor from the LLC will get paid at market rates for doing any work at the property (management, paint, repairs, etc) and we will be paid as an individual, so yes 1099 would be appropriate.

Depending on the region, painted concrete or tile works fine too.

They have:- kept a ferret without a deposit or approval- just put a hole in the wall- painted all the bedrooms ridiculous colors- Havent oaid their trash bill in over 3 years- replaced all the ceiling fans and did the electrical themselves (without a license)And multiple other things.

HOWEVER, it's not really 'more fair' to the tenant that is paying 3-5x the cost for heat, which is usually the case for electric heat vs. using NG. 

just an update on this.We have pulled up all the old carpets and painting has started. 

I subbed out the Painting, HVAC and electrical wiring for the laundry and furnace to my friends in the trades (helped out too).