Make sure you or your contractor seals off corners and door jams with foam since it spreads like a thick liquid and will find holes/cracks to drip down into lower levels. 

Insulate your attic hatches with foam board, did you know a bare attic hatch with no insulation can reduce the overall effective R value of your entire attic by up to 15% depending on its size ? 

Best return in appearance for a little time would be to wire brush the rusty top and get a foam roller and put some paint on it. 

I understand the idea of financial freedom and the benefits that passive income in the sense of monthly rent have on an individual.I am foaming at the mouth to get started in some way to launch my real estate career.

@Frank Geiger the interior will be typical 2x4 construction and i will be spray foaming the floors, walls and ceiling.

I know that full points can gey shaved off if your FICO score when someone pulls your credit score.

If you do manage some of the renovation yourself, you can probably shave a bunch of money.

We buy the Zinus memory foam mattresses from Amazon and we get so many compliments.

Could be sealed with foam, mortar, and caulk.

@Nathan Hui Have been in real estate investing with my first property in my name back in early 1990's Have seen handful of recessions and each one has different magnitude from special reasons.