You can do renos with basic materials that will last 10-15 years...commercial grade fixtures, not decorator's grade.

We bought some decorative rock (slate or something) to line the sides of the pit and Voila!

Very little in for repairs overall and some decent money in decorating Lessons learned?

Agreed about the wall decor.

These may be items such as special flooring, lockers, decorative trim, special cabinetry, Computer equipment, wallcoverings, window treatment, etc.

We used that credit for buying carpet,  several large decorative water fountains, and some other things for the buildings.

If the competition has SS, and SS flows with the décor, put in stainless steel. 

The bedrooms are decorated like Hugh Hefner's mansion, the rest is decorated like a frat house. 

He thinks investing is just a matter of throwing someone inside the house and they'll decorate it nice, keep it clean, and pay rent two weeks early every month.

They've been all across the country and to Hawaii, across Canada and to Moscow and Europe and England and Galapagos Islands.It's been great for us, I love the part of finding off market very profitable deals that have ongoing cash flow and my wife is an interior designer by training so she enjoys the design and decorating part.