You could either paint everything or get a bid for one of the companies called "Enhance" (or something like that) where they refinish the wood.

We also used countertop kits from amazon and peel and stick subway tile back splashes to refinished the counter tops and kitchens.

My ARV estimate is $250,000, Geico estimated ARV at $286,500$145,000 - Purchase price $10,000 - Wholesale fee AKA (my profit)$155,000 - Sale Price to a buy and hold Investor$250,000 - Comparables$2,000/mo - Estimated Rent (avg rent for 4 bed 2.5 bath homes are $1800 -$1900 unrenovated)$352.23/mo - Property Taxes$83.56/mo - Homeowners Insurance Quote Values house at $286500 ARV - Geico quoted me a price of $2929/yr - I thought that was excessively HIGH so I used a calculation I found to estimate home owners insurance ($286,500 (Geico estimated ARV) divided by 1000 times $3.50)$ 0.00 - All Utilities paid by Renter and responsible for cutting grass & snow removal, No HOA$100/mo - Vacancy$100/mo - CapEx$755.27/mo - Mortgage Payment 30yr fixed @ 4.17%$1491.06 - Total Monthly expenses$6107.28 - Total Annual Cash Flow$31,000 - 20% down payment$5,500 - Estimated Closing costs$45,000 - Repair Costs (Kitchen including new stainless appliances and granite counter tops cabinets and floor, 2.5 bathrooms full remodel, refinish hardwood floors, roof (30yr asphalt dimensional shingles , new windows, Paint inside and out, new Electrical Service Box, Flooring in kitchen, bathrooms, family room in basement. new High Efficiency HVAC, Light Landscaping.Cash on Cash Return 7.49%So what do you think?

While a quick sanding and refinishing is ok if you have a few units, multiply 1 hour at $30 to $60 for your maintenance crew by 20 to 30 units churning each year and you added a significant annual maintenance cost that could very easily be avoided.

These are things that incentives people to stay for years not just 12 months, it's the little things that make the tenants happy I have come to realize.I have a tenant, she pays on time all the time, fixes the garden, makes the landscape nice, refinished the hardwood floors in the property, and the other day she asked if we could get the chimney swept.

I was quoted around $4k for new tile, paint, tub refinish, labor and materials.

New paint, new flooring and refinishing hardwood floors.

And just refinishing the cabinets if they are in good shape, or putting on new doors can do wonders for cheap.4. 

I'm currently seeking:General Contractors, Electricians, Plumbers, Handy Man, General Labor, Painters, Floor refinishers, Landscapers.Trying to decide if I should tackle a complete reno as each apartment comes available or perform a buff and polish.  

Once you get a feel for it a 300 SQF hardwood refinish is going to be in the same range for the same type of anywhere in your area.