Repainting your property inside or out, fixing gutters or floors, fixing leaks, plastering, and replacing broken windows are examples of repairs.And continues withImprovements (Cap Ex): An improvement adds to the value of property, prolongs its useful life, or adapts it to new uses.

A unit that may look like it doesn't need repainted when the old tenant's belongings are in there.

You have to repaint and recarpet every five years anyways.

A few rooms need to be repainted and have crown molding installed.

I need new carpet , I need new flowers bed  , I need new door, I need to move my apartment neighbors to loud, I need more parking, I need unit to be repainted, I need more time to pay rent, I need,  I need, I need ,I need.

It was a mess and had to be repainted and all flooring removed. 

After we began repairing and repainting the existing windows, we found that our buyers either didn't care or were excited about the "original" wood windows.  

Dont buy older houses for full price when they only repainted the whole house to make it feel new. 

Clearly my expenses for the wooden siding maintenance will be higher than brick as will need to repaint and touch up every 5 years or less, and the service for the window units will likely be less (especially since my lease states the tenants are responsible for them along with appliance repairs under $150 for that rental) along with them being cheap to replace and fairly serviceable.You have to look at each component of a given property and estimate the maintenance for it based on what you know, what you have seen as best practice here, ways you can minimize or avoid the expense, and based on quotes that you get from contractors as part of your diligence period.  

I didn't go up because of loyalty of the long term tenant and the fact that I need to repaint the outside of the home that faded from the sun. and yes I bought one of the brand new unoccupied homes that flooded the market in 2010. 1664 living sq ft. 4/2 and two car garage.