Some factors affecting costs are: - how small the units are - a 1500 sq ft house will be much more per sq ft vs. a 2500 sq ft house, similar to (10) 1 bed units will be much more per sq ft than (10) 3 bed units because the more you stuff into a smaller box, the cost per foot goes up, and you still have the same costs of a kitchen, hvac, foundation, etc. but you're spreading those same costs across much less square footage.

Instead of gutting a kitchen and making it all new, I would rather look for the easiest way to work with what I have.

Renovated kitchen and bath.

She states minor work is needed: covers for a couple of outlets, kitchen refresh, cracked window to be replaced.

Updated bathrooms, kitchen, flooring!

The rehab would be mainly cosmetic, floors, kitchen, bathrooms, paint.

We turned the 2 bedroom, 2,000 sq/ft home, to a 5-office, property with a kitchen, two bathrooms, a parking lot and a backyard.

-  How do you assess deductions for damage in a common area such as a kitchen? 

That is an interior heavy rehab, i.e. remodel kitchens and baths, new floors, fresh paint. 

Like when I didn't pull permits, I had to rip on the cabinets and tile and then abate asbestos that was under the kitchen floor tile.