The entirety of the main and upstairs were freshly painted.

We have freshly painted the entire interior.

Being as fresh as you are, it may be best to focus on building the passive income streams first.

Over the time living at the property we renovated the garage walls and added a sub panel, finished the basement adding a full bathroom, painted the cabinets, added more hardwood flooring to the house (kitchen and 2nd floor), replaced the appliances and fresh paint everywhere.

Altogether, the shift will result in a fresh round of layoffs for the bank’s mortgage operations, executives acknowledged, but they declined to quantify exactly how many jobs will be lost.

The home only needs new floors and a fresh coat of paint, but is in pretty good condition.

Just looking for some fresh ideas and what you moves you make or  purchases you would make if you had similar finances. ( and to make this more clear, this is a long term play ( 20-30 year buy and hold): Ideas must be centered to sacramento/ bay area region: What cities to you feel are still the most undervalued in the bay area/ sac region:?

Take that money and put it into things that pop i.e. front door, landscape, fresh paint, appliances.

Additionally, when qualifying for the loan, you will need fresh appraisals on all properties that will be cross collateralized.  

If you are doing the work yourself and Do not have Contractors Liability coverage there could be a problem of an uncovered loss (ie. fire starts due to the painting).