For instance, I know if they are in one of our homes with hardwoods, it's $250 to have our guy come and do a quick buff and coat of the floors to take out all of the scratches.

Usually paint with quality paint and do a coat or 2 of poly on top.

Fairhill- No sugar coating- this place is ROUGH.

How about just applying a liberal coat and re-carpeting?

@Ben WengerI like Valspar Storm Coat from Lowes.

Very durable and usually covers one coat no problem.   

Even if they just need a coat of paint, as long as they are solid, saves a lot of money.

The stuff is very durable.Then screen tenants and find good ones.How do landlords answer the exterior paint versus ceramic coating question?

I know it is painting in broad strokes, but when I hear of an engineer with a connection to Dayton it seems they usually have an intimate knowledge of the Ghetto.I am still pretty knew to the REI scene, but I do have a small multifamily in Kettering and reliable folks that I work with in Dayton and Cincinnati, so feel free to reach out if you have questions, need recommendations, or just want to spit ball ideas.Along with all the great resources on real estate investing and frugality available through BP, it may serve you well to check out The White Coat Investor (blog, podcast, or book) it is an investing/mindset book for high income earners (especially those with significant student loans).Best of luck.

(You’ll see the grates are much thicker than on the cheap ones.) dishwashers (even though we use it once a month or less.) we simply go with the quietest cheap one.