Just to follow up, he rented that house out a week later after trimming one over grown tree and installing a 150 dollar used stove.

I'm painting it dark gray with white trim.

I figure that I would definitely tear out all the carpet flooring and base trim.

Really nice 6 inch hardwood trim throughout the house with oak hardwood floors in every room, but the kitchen.

The security door was added to the trim of the existing door, and there is a large gap at the bottom: critters can get in with no problem at all.

I have a gardener that mows, edges and trims the trees at my properties, and just recently one of my tenants was complaining about weeds growing in the flower beds and a vine that was becoming unruly.I now make it a point that the tenant understands, in writing of course, what the gardener is paid to do and what the tenant is required to do.One another note, I have addendums regarding, "smoke detector & fire extinquishers", "Info regarding Renters Insurance".

You can pull off the lead covered trim and get new trim doors and windows.

We are coming up on his lease renewal and he offered to maintain the yard (cut grass, clear snow, trim bushes, etc) in exchange for keeping rent at the same rate he has currently. 

THE REHAB:2 Bathroom remodelsNew Flooring in Living and HallwayDining room converted into 4th bedroomMisc Updates/RepairsLandscaping & Tree RemovalNot quoted on paper but discussed/agreed to include in total price: replace 4 ceiling fans, replace exterior door, add door to formal dining room, install misc items (i.e. smoke alarms, wall outlets where needed, light fixtures, etc)Original quote included a complete interior repaint (walls/ceilings/cabinets/trim/doors); it was $4.5k.

@Trim Pershad, I ran across a member on BP named Scott Smith.