We've also done all the maintenance and repairs all these years, we put new linoleum in the kitchen, painted the interior, built a new fence/gate, stained all cabinets, much more all without reimbursement as the owner is a tightwad and had never wanted to pay for upgrades.

The property is listed for $259,900 and needs new floors and updating to the kitchen and bathrooms.

(They paid a handyman $150 to put the weight back on the kitchen sink faucet line!

We added value by re-doing the whole house, installed vinyl floorings, rebuilt 2 and a half bathrooms, re-painted the whole house, replaced all the hardware in the house, installed new lighting, ceiling fans, re-painted the kitchen, and completely remodeled the upstairs.

I put in a brand new side by side stainless steel refer into the new kitchen.

New flooring, kitchen, bathrooms, light fixtures, trim, doors, etc.

I've heard from several people who thought they had an owner finance agreement signed at the kitchen table, assumed they were paying down equity only to have the house sold right out from under them.Ben,  How common is this that a seller is willing to give up their deed upfront in exchange for seller financing.  

New kitchen, bathrooms, paint.

We put in around $30,000 to replace the roof, floors, paint and kitchen.

Bathrooms and kitchen upgrades tend to add the most value relative to the money spent on rehabs.