If you worry about appliance repairs, consider a home warranty, and you may get one from your seller as part of the deal.You haven't mentioned the exterior of the property your're buying, but consider exterior painting and dealing with any rotted or poorly sealed trim.

If your current housing is stable then hunker down, trim expenses, and save.  

Trim movement - baseboards and crown molding becoming misaligned.

So, now I've gone from a cashflowing property to a property that's costing me a mortgage payment every month and needs over $50k of work (the only way to fix the problem was to demo all of the flood damaged drywall, cabinetry, and  trim, jackhammer through the slab, excavate and remove over 5 truckloads of concrete and clay (by hand), install and plumb an industrial level sump and irrigation system, backfill it with rock (by hand), re-pour the slab, and re-finish everything.How is this relevant to your question?

Big trees are icing on the cake and often times can be higher cost (trimming a big tree can cost you $1 - 3k a shot).There are lots of non-desirable neighborhoods with mature trees where most folks are economically desperate. 

Some folks encapsulate baseboards and remove window trim to cut costs.

And that means trim, flooring, widows, kitchen, etc...

@George PaivaI tend to be averaging 8-10 wks involving a full interior remodel including kitchen and 2 - 2.5 bath full guts, interior flooring,doors and trim, paint and any infra improvements like electrical, plumbing, roof windows and landscapeI run the GC on interior separate from the roofer and exterior guy.Some guys move quicker but this is where I'm at for about 2000 - 2500sq ft finished.

You can just end the tile around the sink and doors at the bottom of the cabinet if you are using a tile with a straight edge, or if you want to buy a trim tile to stop it in the open areas,  same goes for the door way. 

For instance, Draw 1: 10%Demo, Framing, etc,.Draw 2: 35%Drywall, Trim, etc.Draw 3: 35%...Draw 4: 20%...or Draw 1: Demo - $3000Framing - $ 3500Rough-in - $8500Total: $15,000Draw 2: Drywall - $7000Trim - $1250Total: $8250etc.Note: The dollar amounts are only used as an example.Thanks.