.- Ripped up carpets and re-finished the hardwood- Fresh coat of paint- Laminate flooring in the bathroom- Stick on splash for the kitchen sink area- Few other minor repairs- Brand new stainless steel oven (all other appliances stayed the same)After all of this was finished up for about $5,000-$6,000 I was able to rent the unit out for just above market average in my area.

All appliances stainless steel.

Like Stainless steel appliances, 8m LVT flooring and adding washer and dryer connections to the 2 bedrooms.

I put a drop slot in one of them with a bucket on the other side.

I would then promptly provide my good buddy friend of mine landlord with the receipts as he asked.I am sure that while I was out shopping I will have seen a nice stainless steel refrigerator which will be perfect to replace my soon to be broken/sold one.Oh, and by the way- I will continue to keep paying my rent late without repercussions.

And I'm sure i can find some different outfits and wigs and fill all three of those slots!

Your construction cost at $175 psf sounds like just a hard cost and is a little low (I'd at least use $180-$185 min at the price point and square footage your'e looking at with lumber prices at a high and steel prices going up etc).   

Something else looking into are stainless steel appliances. 

If I was going to keep this long term and rent I would be replacing as much of the galvanized steel that I could while the opportunity is there - so later on you won't have to deal with it.

Definitely recommend getting some wallet cards made up -- these are smaller than business cards and can fit in wallet slots.