.- paint- trim- very light demo + dumpster- trim, a little flooring fix, commonizing the look and harden it (bath fans, remove storm doors, put fake bottoms in sink cabinets, add a tub grid drain, etc)- spring will need some concrete.that's it.

Even if you have to pay out of pocket (after closing costs), at least you won't be $200-$1,000 behind each month just on the mortgage, even before accounting for maintenance and repairs...Note- if the garage is falling down, I vote for demo.  

First, there are more steps that need to happen before the property just ends up on the demo list.

Did an AppFolio demo today and love it (despite cost of 200/mo).  

I.E. they charge the same per hour for labor for demo as they do for carpentry work.They think or know you need them more than they need you.

You can drill down pretty deep into this stuff on the governments website.https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/popest/total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

You can end up with some clearance, old stock, "Sears Outlet", floor demo, etc. appliances that will still come with a warranty but at a discount.  

If you do a lipstick flip (new paint, new carpet, new landscape, etc) you will likely not have anything major that was not detected (so long as the electrical, plumbing, roof, foundation, and HVAC was inspected).When you do major rehabs where you are moving walls, taking things down to he studs, room additions, etc, you almost always run into additional costs (demo costs were more than anticipated, new plumbing and or wiring needed, longer than expected rehab timeframe, etc).I have flipped a lot of homes in price ranges from $300k+ to $4M and I was able to flip my first 30 or so without any losses.

@Jason Shamis I looked up AppFolio and liked the demo.

@Daniel Porter I just closed a BRRR deal in east dallas and will have 2 guys demoing it tomorrow and all weekend if your interested.