I was wanting to do a full cosmetic rehab: kitchen, bathrooms, floors, paint, remove popcorn, electrical fixtures and trim. 

Find the property that needs new floors, paint, trim, doors, and lights... this can all be learned and done personally rather easy and with minimal cost relatively speaking. 

Forthcoming replacement of windows, siding, and trim, painting.

The shingles blow off more often, the paneling and wall paper they use comes off, the trim is cheaper and warps, the skirting comes apart, the doors are cheaper and break easier.

This is in San Francisco so not sure how SoCal estimates would be: Hauling away 3 truck loads of debris:  $4000 Demolition: $6240Plumbing: $22,029Electrical $47,558 (all throughout the house including new panel, it had old knob and tube wiring)Sheetrock: $16,700Tiling: $22,600 (including kitchen backsplash and tile floors in kitchen and 3 bathrooms)Interior Paint $19,200 (smoothed out textured walls and paint all rooms) Insulation: $4890 (exterior walls, 1st and 2nd floors on exposed ceilings and walls and bathrooms for noise barrier)New baseboards and trim casing $1360Flooring $11,000 (new flooring in hallway and kitchen, refinish existing hardwood floors in other rooms)I hope this gives you some ballpark numbers to give you some ideas.

Replaced flooring, repainted the entire house, installed new trim, new doors, and cleaned like a maniac.I plan on resurfacing bathtubs and bathroom tile, fix garage doors, improve landscaping, and get a new backsplash/countertop for kitchen throughout the year before I house hack another home.All the comparable in the area are selling for 40k+ over our purchase price, I will consider refinancing whenever the FED cuts rates.What was the outcome?

Week 1 Status:Permits have been pulledDumpster and portable toilet delivered to site Trees overhanging the house were trimmed and fallen leaves clearedGarage was cleaned out and exterior scraped for painting.House clean out is in progress, along with kitchen and bathroom demolition Roof replacement will begin on Friday (delayed because we had rain)Stay tuned for weekly updates. 

Paint the grass green, trim the shrubs, maybe plant a nice little tree. 

What white color is your favorite for trim and baseboard?

We use it for ceilings, walls, and trim.