Some repairs included, walls to be repainted (I caulked the holes from mounting tvs), garbage was on the ground in the in the alley, furniture was on the ground in the alley.  

You also need to pick finishes that are durable and not too expensive, and easy to rehab/repaint/refresh between tenants.

., small repairs, full repaint, change out blinds, have handyman check property, etc.).  

I would recomend that if you want to sell it, have it re-painted and re-tested and have the new report available for the buyers to see !

Tenant may ask for repainting here and there. 

To repaint a whole house, throw all the trash which is a lot, cleaning the house, and some miscelaneous repairs can cost into the thousands. 

Then just repainting the surfaces.

He got it repainted and it helped a little but the smell is still there.

It is much easier to touch-up than repaint.

The last time I had to go through it, I repainted the cabinets and had everything deep-cleaned, twice...and it looked "OK" at best.I don't know if the return will justify the expense...I rent the place out just fine, but in the back of my head I feel like I'm bordering on disinterested landlord (slumlord?)