I usually check the bigger ticket items: Foundation, Furnaces, roof, Electric, plumbing, siding/paint.2.

Just got my return back from him, so I'm going to spend some time figuring out exactly how he categorized everything so I can do it more cleanly in the future.My understand is that the improvements you make before its rent ready go into the basis.

You need to pay attention to a lot of details, from having clean HTML code, layout structure, navigation menu, all the way to the look and feel of the website itself.What I discovered from an XSitePro-generated website, the HTML code, the layout structure, the navigation menu, the supporting files are all right on the money.

forum_id=88&page=1#posts-149986The property was built in 1982, exterior looks clean, haven't seen interior yet however it has new tile floors in all units and some new windows.

Bats carry many things, as mentioned before, and they leave lots of Dung behind which will need to be professionally cleaned up.I was lucky with my bats.

I have a family member in the area which saved me since he cleaned, fixed a door knob and changed the passcodes. 

per window.Remove or fix fence $500--$1500Tent Termites $1400Flooring about $2.50 per SF under airKitchen sink and granite estimate $$6500Bathroom $2500Electrical entire house wire with electric panel $3500New doors, locks, ceiling fans, wall plates for outlets and switches $1000Interior Paint $1500-1800Insulation $1000Drywall $6000K to redo drywall for 1200 SF house which is $5 SFThe best houses to remodel are houses with good roofs, good central air units, nice yards, no plumbing or electrical issues and NO swimming pool.

I'd be down a net $20/mo but keeping a tenant that pays on time and otherwise keeps the unit clean and treats the property as their own.Have you swapped rent for yard maintenance before?

Last I was in there was to help her clean it up and paint before these tenants. 

However the typical FSBO seller doesn't do this for a living so they really just don't know how to get a deal done clean and neat, and compliant.