Long story short, cosmetically ugly and out of style is fine, not functioning isn't and WOOD ROT is a major no/no with FHA and VA appraisers.

In its current condition, I believe it would appraise for 160-170 and after updating the house cosmetically, probably 180 or more if I had to guess.

We've been doing a lot of work on the house but most of it has been minor cosmetic stuff.

Purchase price: $120,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Sale price: $300,000 Home was completely renovated cosmetically and partial plumping replacement.

In its current condition, I believe it would appraise for 160-170 and after updating the house cosmetically, probably  180 or more if I had to guess. 

Renovating a 100 year old property often requires more than cosmetic updates such as paint, flooring, lighting, etc.

We updated the unit cosmetically through paint and furnishings, as well as consolidated the kitchen and added more living room space.

Purchase price: $212,000 Cash invested: $46,000 Sale price: $325,000 Found a great 2013 SFR in an A class suburb that was mostly interior cosmetic.....IE smelled like cat urine or smells like money!!

A house was just listed this morning for $650,000 that is livable, needs significant cosmetic updates – it looks like it hasn’t been updated since the 90’s, does not look like it needs many, if any, structural updates, and is directly in the Salem downtown area.

Make the small cosmetic updates needed: $12k5.