There was a lot of hard work, determination, and persistence in this project.Rehab Budget Row Labels Sum of Amount Details of Rehab Exterior Improvements $367,020 1) All Exterior Carpentry, Brick and Painting Work2) Tree Trimming3) Foundation repair work for 2 building4) French Drain to reduce soil movements HVACs $146,307 New HVACS replaced as needed Interior Unit Rehab $502,094 1) 5K Budget on average for a unit interior.2) Total 81 units remodeled including new painting, crown molding, new vinyl flooring, new stainless steel appliances, new fixtures, resurfaced countertops, new light fixtures, new ceiling fans Landscaping $30,000 1) Landscaping near Office area and Villa Lighting $6,932 3) Exterior porch lights and critical building lights Maintenance Tools $10,653 4) Maintenance tools such as HVACs Gauges Office/Laundry/Community $76,718 1) Office were renovated completely.

It needs some cosmetic updates: flooring, countertops, appliances, paint, replacing a few roof tiles.

Most of the time a good rental will be in a solid neighborhood, but it won’t be huge, it won’t be new, and it won’t have granite countertops.

By no means should you scrimp and cut corners, but maybe granite countertops and hardwood floors dont fit with the price range you can get at your location.Personally, I dont like dealing with people all that much so I use property management companies to interface with the tenants. 

Has anyone used SolidSurface counter tops?

The rest are a mix between paint needed, flooring, countertops etc on change over.

Common cabinet options and vendors based on current styles and ROI figures(data collected from Realtor's across the country to back up designer's choices) Same would go for Bathroom fixtures, counter tops, hardware and appliances.

The most I've done generally is flooring, painting cabs and putting on a new countertop.

What do you safely budget monthly for replacements and improvements of a multi family such as appliances, roof replacement, renovations, appliances, countertops, additions, etc? 

Nobody wants their house sitting 98% done for 2-3 weeks because you didn’t order your cabinets in time and they couldn’t measure your counter tops until they were in.Now I take all this information and put it in reverse order on a calendar working back from the finish date.