Me and my partner are looking at properties spanning multiple states.

But, how many times do you think throughout that 5 year span will you be repainting units?

@Paul Zhang, hi typically, the rule is to replace appliances that are more than halfway through their life span.

For commercial use it makes sense with the large open spans, etc. 

I have mostly held properties to date-- my portfolio spans six states-- but I'm getting into wholesaling, including short sales.

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Over a 10 year ownership span for instance the maintenance costs that were low in the beginning will swing over to the other side.I see this in commercial where a seller shows books with low repair costs the last five years.

Example floor capex. assume 1000 sf. my area it is $6 sf to replace. 8 year life span. 1000 sf *$6 sf = $6000/8 year life span/12 months in a year= $63 per month.

its not a great house at a great price if noone is buying. and I will say that I have been part of neighborhoods changing for the better. however it's not something that can be easily done it would require moving into the neighborhood and an effort spanning years. and you can't do it alone you need other neighbors on board. it's not easy to gentrify the neighborhood it's not something you do it's something that happens. at least if you're close to the sheriff station it will discourage criminals and people with warrants outwhereare  the younger families buying homes and price your home under that.

That is because you are actually paying your principle faster down faster with an additional payment over the 1 year time span.