My designer just did a similar size refresh for $1500 fee and $2500 in materials. 

Most are flimsy, thrown-together with uber cheap materials. 

I would assume a greater emphasis on quality of materials and workmanship (and consequently higher rehab cost) for a rental where the investor will have to deal with the longer term implications of any corners that were cut.

As of today, May 19, 2024, he is advertising a single family house for sale in Rosedale (Queens), NY for $250k, while stating that it will be a short sale once a prospective buyer makes and offer that's accepted by the seller after providing proof of funds. 

In the spring you can list it for market rate and have better marketing/screening strategies in place.HOW TO SCREEN APPLICANTSI recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

Usually, they take care of exterior maintenance and upkeep plus you have amenities that you can advertise to your tenants.

Spend more than half of your total working hours in an RE business in which you materially participate.2.

With time management, sourcing materials and learning how to complete task on your own.

Replacing one bad fixture between material and labor can end up being 3X the cost of buying the better quality fixture in the first place.  

My mark up is always lower than the direct lender because I don't spend money advertising during the Super Bowl or buying a private jet for my CEO, and we don't have layers of management we need to pay.