Kitchen cabinets were ash and I was able to get a cabinet guy to drill for european hinges and I used GF Java gel stain with a final coat of poly.

I think it's just old siding that's lost its top coat (if there is such a think), and now everything just clings to it.

I had a rental that needed to be painted, about 1200 SQft got painted 2 coats, plus baseboards and paid $950 including paint.

Do the next owners a favor and do not put down the carpet, they may want the hardwood if not it is easy for them to install the carpet.Our floors are in no way perfect but neither are the apartments so they complement each other well (some people pay extra for the “distressed look”).Total cost for me was ~ $300 (sander rental, sanding pads, poly) and took a solid weekend myself (plus a day of drying before the second coat of poly).

New wood and new drywall must be primed, i.e. 2 coats or 1 coat of primer and 1 coat of finish color.

His property manager told me that the man turns red in the face if he just hears the word "cat" or "dog" because he's had so much property ruined by animals.

So you are kind of looking at two different animals, so in order to pick you need to decide how much time/effort you want to put in and how much risk you are willing to take on.There have been bad turnkey people in the past, and still some out there now, but there are plenty of good ones.

If you do anything with the drive, scrub it and treat or stain it (if concrete) or roll a sealant coat on it (if asphalt).

They're probably one serious illness away from a cash disaster.But i'm getting calls from folks with several animals, 2-5 kids, etc etc. 

CRAWL ACCRESS TO BE SEALED AS TO PREVENT ANIMALS AND PESTS FROM ENTERING.