Additional fee for converting stain grade trim to white 800 Paint all interior of home which includes all ceilings, trim, doors, walls 3145 Install doorstops throughout home 36 Replace lightbulbs as needed 60 replace outlet covers as needed 60 clear all drains to flow properly 40 Final Clean 300 Fee for trash out of rehab process 100 Go throughout home and vacuum and clean out debris, bugs, trash on window seal trap between storm window and house window 100 Two Cars to be Towed TBD Dumpter Cost Funded Separately Initial Yard Cut Funded Separately Kitchen Heavy Degrease interior and exterior of cabinets 50 replace damaged face and missing face on two drawers 140 rebuild base floors in 3 cabinet bases 105 oil prime, sand, prep and paint interior and exterior of all cabinets 700 Line all cabinet base floors and wall cabinet floors with stick down vinyl after repaint 100 Cut swelled bottom of countertops due to water damage 15 kitchen has one window with one blind 35 replace flooring in kitchen 320 Install new electric stove, new vent hood, new fridge 1825 Dining Room hardwood floors are extremely dirty and greasy.

I count number of windows needing replacement, number of kitchen cabinets to replace, estimate countertop square footage, etc.  

Flooring, cabinets, countertops, etc.  

The cabinets and counter tops in kitchen are in good condition would just need painted.

.), and we'll replace the current counter tops with something nicer and more durable.

The type of house he wants to buy is like this:~200kLocated in a good neighborhood, desirable part of the city.3 BR / 2 bath, solidly average middle-class home (no fancy counter tops, trim, etc.)Rents of ~1,400/mo + utilI, on the other hand, tend to prefer something more like this:~100-130kLocated in more blue-collar neighborhoods.

FHA Reno's (aka renovation loans) do not allow luxury items such as a swimming pool, marble floors, granite countertops, etc.This program typically allows you to down 3.5% of the sale price, while the cost of rehab (materials, labor, and permits) can be built into the loan.  

Kitchens were updated with new custom cabinetry and quartz counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and professional-grade fixtures.

I'm looking to replace all of the cabinets, sink, countertop in a rental.

The rehab will include framing-in part of the basement to create a 4th bedroom, and then doing fresh carpet, paint, appliances and counter tops throughout the house.My contractor didn't feel like a building permit would be needed until we decided to frame in that bedroom and he realized that there would be some electrical work needed (both in the bedroom and to clean up some DIY wiring by the current home owner.)