Hardwood floors (since the installation cost is the same I want to put in little more money into materials)3.

Also going to need a contractor for hardwood floors and carpets.

The work included replumbing the entire home, new furnace and A/C, new water heater, Lower level gut and refinish, new patio, new garage door and garage repairs, new roof, kitchen gut, bathroom gut, hardwood refinish, new flooring, new doors, new trim, a lot of drywall work and paint.

[Try luxury vinyl plank flooring that looks like hardwood.

Note I'm not contemplating repairs / maintenance type stuff, such as sewer mains or 1) Moving a home to a new location (as in so expensive you're nuts to contemplate it)2) Replacing / significantly changing external look / structural elements / adding a story3) Replacing vinyl siding with full brick or stone all the way around4) Replacing old heating (baseboard radiant) with new, such as a heat pump and forced air5) Updating Kitchens6) Updating bathrooms7) Replacing floors (like carpet to hardwood or stone)8) Updating fixtures9) Painting

I guess the finishes are almost top of the line or something. for row houses, finishes tend to be on lower to mid end or it will defeat the purpose of the row house, i mean, if you put sealed hardwood on a row house, it wouldn't make sense spending too much when arv caps it as a row house. just my thoughts.

I found a unit that has a 1BR on the first floor (potential $1600/month), 2BR on the second floor (potential $2100/month), as well as another stand alone unit that has a renovated (2BD) standalone behind it that I want to live in (potential $2100/month).All three units were renovated within the last 5 years (including appliances and roof) with hard wood, electric stainless steel appliances, and the cosmetic renovations needed for an old home done.

The other things (like hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless steel appliances) do add value and could increase the rent, but not like the big items.  

I would guess the updated homes with granite, backsplashes, nice cabinets and hardwoods would be getting the top rents of 1150-1250.

There are also more minor updates that need to be done like painting (easy) and hardwood refinishing in two of the apartments.