A good investment realtor will know a good purchase price for a property, but just blindly saying she needs to offer more on every property sounds uneducated to me.

Yep the numbers can blind you.

The new carpet that was installed last year was unsalvagable, all the blinds are damaged, there are holes in the wall that require re-sheetrocking, lights are damaged, etc.

I loathe moving and it's just nice to have a few of these things already out in the house in case they're needed.As far as rehab stuff, I always install:*gooseneck faucets in the kitchen (Amazon sells a decent one that's not at all expensive)*some kind of subway or glass tile backsplash, depends on the house*sheet vinyl under all sinks*plantation style blinds on the windows, don't want them hanging their own (or tacking up towels or sheets over the windows)*LED bulbs everywhere, I grab a bunch when they go on sale *some kind of cute, cheap pendant light over the kitchen sink (again, depends on the house).

Something as simple as sun blocking curtains or blinds can help keep a property cool.

I didn't give them the blinds either.

I guess in your "thoughts" one should blindly "get in the game" at what could be a market peak and lose money.

Assignment of contracts is typically blind.

It had been vandalized, all the appliances were gone, the two central air conditioners were gone, some of the blinds, all of the shower heads. 

I would not take another persons investment advice blindly.