On my most recent rental, the existing paint was OK (not bad enough to repaint, but not perfect), so I was planning on repainting the entire property a few years down the road anyway.  

Of course, the repainting will be done by my contractor. 

Now I have to clean up and repaint the garage to get rid of the smell.

One location I asked for a list of improvement they have done to the house and I only got this list: (not very thorough)Repainted exterior. added gutters. rebuilt fence picket by picket. painted interior. new carpet upstairs.laid tile in master and upstairs bathrooms. put in new sliding glass doors. replaced all bathroom fixtures. replaced both shower heads.laid some sod. we also put a few new door stoppers in...To me this doesn't seem like much but I was trying to come up with a general ballpark figure before I pay for an appraiser.

After Repair Value: $130,000Closing Costs at time of purchase: $2929Monthly Holding Costs: $1,370Interest Payments: $570Property Taxes: $620Electricity: $50Water: $30Insurance $100Number of months holding costs: 9Total carrying costs: $21,889Repairs $47,242 + 10% Contingency = $51,966 TASK UNIT Materials Needed Line Item Cost Asphalt Shingles Per Square 20 $4,400.00 Aluminum Gutter Per LF 150 $675.00 Pressure Wash Per House 1 $150.00 Vinyl Siding Per Square 1 $265.00 Paint Exterior Per Floor SF 100 $137.50 Lawn Maintenance Per 1/4 Acre 2 $70.00 Trim Bushes Per Yard 3 $120.00 Remove Tree Per Tree $1,000.00 Fix Foundation Wall Per LF 60 $9,000.00 Roll-Off Dumpster Dumpster 1 $350.00 Full Demo Per SF 2400 $960.00 Service Call Per Hour 8 $680.00 Natural Gas Hot Water Heater - 50 Gallon Per House 1 $710.00 Replace All Supply Lines Per Fixture 5 $1,000.00 Install/Replace Tub Per Tub 1 $350.00 Build Tile Shower Per SF 70 $1,365.00 Kitchen Sink Per Sink 1 $120.00 Bathroom Sink Per Sink 2 $140.00 Kitchen Faucet Per Sink 1 $90.00 Bathroom Faucet Per Sink 2 $140.00 Trim Kit Only Per Tub 1 $130.00 Install/Replace Toilet Per Toilet 2 $340.00 Install Dishwasher Per House 1 $430.00 Install Can Light Per Can 10 $650.00 Replace Furnace Per Unit 1 $1,100.00 Loose-Fill Insulation Per SF 100 $100.00 Wall Board Per SF 1000 $1,160.00 Exterior Door Per Door 1 $800.00 Interior Door Per Door 10 $1,700.00 Replace Window Per Window 10 $2,000.00 Repaint Per Floor SF 1400 $3,150.00 Install Kitchen Cabinets Per linear inch 240 $2,040.00 25" Vanity Per Vanity 2 $300.00 Granite Countertops Per SF 50 $1,600.00 Install Carpet/Pad Per SY 45 $180.00 Carpet+Pad Material Per SF 400 $700.00 Install Laminate Wood Per SF 1300 $3,250.00 Install Tile Per SF 100 $550.00 Permits Per House 1 $200.00 Refrigerator Per Appliance 1 $1,100.00 Range Per Appliance 1 $900.00 Dishwasher Per Appliance 1 $700.00 Microwave Per Appliance 1 $440.00 Washer/Dryer Set Per Set 1 $2,000.00 Commission to Realtor at time of Sale 7% - $9,100Offer Price: $32,000 Potential Profit: $23,044

It is what I priced out for materials to be able to replace most of the floors, redo the trim, put new doors on, repaint the walls, update the bathrooms, new cabinets and counters in the kitchen, and a roof.

Repainted/reglazed the bathroom, kitchen cabinets/counters, fixed damaged drywall and baseboards, fixed damaged tiles, replaced doors/rotten doorframes, and removed with permit dead trees and such.

(It's a personal favourite) Removing the bath, tiles and horrible colours in the bathroom Removing some BIC's from the bedroom (there are too many cupboards) Tile throughout the bedroom, kitchen and lounge with large porcelain tiles Add a shower and modernise the bathroom with wood-look floor tiles and beautiful wall tiles.Completely repaint the flatI invite you to join me on this journey.

I was looking to repaint and add the faux brick on the bottom of the porch banister.

Lets see, 7 houses over is a 4 unit where listing price was just dropped from $50K to $40K, next door sold a few months ago for $33k and was just flipped and resold for $156K, a few blocks the other way was a tax auction sale for $17K, theres another 2 unit between here and there listed for $39K, 3 houses down the other way just sold for 55K and house next to it to cause they basically needed interior repaint, I can go on-Like accidentally find a dozen "deals" walking the dog around the neighborhood?