Example would be for a SFH fixer upper in grandma condition:   $10k for demo and permits and prep, $10k for wall removing and layout revising, $10k for basement framing, $10k for drywall, $20k for paint, $30k for flooring, $20k for kitchen, $20k for baths, $20k for any MEP upgrades, $10k for trim work, $10k interior finishes 

If the prospect puts up a big wall and is dismissive about their record, that is more of a red flag than the record itself, but if they were straight forward and honest with me, I will know I can trust them.

It's very similar to what wall street firms are doing in large markets like Atlanta or Phoenix. 

Forget bids of $70k, even $90k to punch out, including increasing the exterior wall and roof line. 

He painted walls and replaced all the furniture in the house, and laid gravel around the yard, adding a fence, fire pit, and hot tub.  

We just never truly know what's actually unraveling under the surface that could disrupt this. 

Back wall adjoining neighbors are starting to accumulate junk up and piling up and over the fence.

For example my simple spruce up would be, renno bathroom, and kitchen, paint, and redo carpet upstairs.But if i think real deep into what I could do to make it a STUNNER then I think, knock down walls, create more open/broken floor plan, add central air, possibly do an addition to add a 3rd bedroom and second bath.So when you could do ANYTHING .. how do you draw the line of what you should do?

From just surface level, if your equity is high and your cash flow is negative, those are clear indicators that it may be time to sell for a gain while you can.

For example, if you were rehabbing an old house with plaster walls, the insurer might spec them to be replaced with drywall and base their payout on that BUT the public adjuster digs into all those details and makes them payout based on plaster because that is what is there originally.