The front porch was an eye sore and we completely remodeled that, then refinished all the floors, painted all the walls, updated all the outlets, updated all the light fixtures.

But others include plumber, HVAC, electrician, quartz countertops, hardwood floor refinisher, carpet, drywall, etc.

@Brian Boyd the house is tiled and hardwood floor… the floor is kind of scratched but not too bad… I have refinished floors before but don’t really want to do that at this moment.

I did some drywall work/insulation/re finished hard wood flooring/installed laminate click and luxury vinyl/removed and replaced kitchen cabinets and changed layout of kitchen cabinetry/re plumbed house in pex.

Was hoping to simply paint and refinish but too many of them were in bad shape from decades of use.

To answer your questions (not sure if they're rhetorical or not):Wood flooring - Some wood floors need to be refinished every few years depending on use. 

The only fix would be to have the floors sanded down and refinished, or put down new flooring.Does this go beyond normal wear and tear?

I'm planning on removing the stuff and sanding and refinishing the floor with 24, 50 and 100 grit. 

That is one thing I like about self-rehab because I learn a house inside and out, but that is a different story and obviously not scalable beyond 30-40 units. 1) Photograph everything - every room, closet, light fixture etc.2) Video everything - seems redundant, but this the replacement for your notebook in 2022; you can have a VA go and transcribe your room by room notes for your reference later (example, go through a room, take your photos while discussing with your boots, then remove them from the room, kick off your video and say "123 Main Street, Master Bedroom Second Floor, Fair condition, needs paint, hardwood refinishing, and the lock on the window is broken."

We've refinished both back balconies (overlooking the Mississippi River), exposed brick walls in the 3rd floor (only) bathroom and in the 3rd floor MBR, and last Fall we began work on landscaping the back courtyard.