I had to redo a bathroom last year in a 2/1 in an occupied duplex I own and I spent $6,004 in labor and materials (10% off at HD/Lowes as a veteran, just didn’t do flooring and left the old vanity, doesn’t include the damage the leak did in the lower unit). 

The vacation homes offered a low 10% down so that was helpful.

@Kristin MathernI would pay it given no keys were provided, it wasn’t specifically addressed/mentioned in your lease, you were provided the opportunity to address/fix yourself with a 25-30 dollar replacement from Lowe’s/Home Depot, and lastly, it was an existing situation that could have been avoided/prevented at move in.

I bought a small pool of 4 loans for around $25k total, they were low balanced loans with in different situations (BK, FC and performing).

With only requiring 5% down the money needed is very low compared to the Cash On Cash return you could make on a small Multi Family. 

Firstly, never underestimate the power of having low leverage on your property.

But with inventory being low and you having a guest house, it might stand out.

At this time I manage and renovate majority of all my units to keep cost low but most likely not the best use of my time although I'm skilled at it.

Was sold above the asking price                   within days of listing.High ROI: Achieved a 50% return on investment due to low renovation costs and increased sale price.Investor PerspectiveRecognized the potential others overlooked by seeing beyond the property's initial appearance andm aximized profits by investing wisely in visible, impactful areas.

You basically have high growth and low cash flow Columbus OR decent growth and solid cash flow of Cleveland, Dayton, and Cincinnati.