If you choose to sell, consider post-retirement timing, installment sales, or a 1031 exchange to mitigate taxes.

You just paid more than buying a washer and dryer with delivery an installation.

We started seeing savings immediately after the installation.  

(by the way if I don't have the $1000 up front he will let me pay in 3  installments that add up to 1287?

Efficient Renovations: Focused on high-impact upgrades like modernizing the kitchen and bathrooms, improving curb appeal, and installing energy-efficient features, which are highly desirable in this competitive market.Optimizing Layout: Evaluated the property's layout to ensure it met modern buyer preferences, such as creating open-concept spaces.

Finding the fixtures you want installed at the hardware store and pricing them is a must.

Under $150, easy to install and use, tenant can set their own code but landlord can retain the master and always have access, tenant can't lock themselves out, standard key for emergency backup, batteries last a couple years, etc.

He or she would then pay for the furniture for the space and pay movers to install it.

Are floors typically installed before or after the cabinets are put in?

The biggest mistake new investors make is to walk a property, maybe explain in general terms what they want and then let the contractor come up with the SoW.For a bedroom this could be:- replace carpet- repair closet dooror- remove carpet- remove curtains, nails and screws- replace closet doors, entry door SKU#- replace window SKU#- refinish hardwood floors 144 sqft, clear/oil-based- prep and paint all woodwork- patch walls, texture, paint walls eggshell white clay, ceiling flat white- replace light fixture SKU#, replace lightswitch w decora/white, replace 3 outlets&covers- install blinds SKU#Obviously, the cost would be quite different.