The inspector passed the interior, but he said that I should paint the garage and the exterior of the house, but to not worry that I would have 5 years to complete that.  

Have always been interested in Real Estate investments and I am an extremely handy individual having done extensive home improvement projects such as adding a 3 season porch to my home, building a wrap around deck, residing, and extensive interior work to my home and both of my son's houses.  

The big items in this rehab includes:  -- landscaping - trim trees, remove weeds  -- remove popcorn ceiling, interior paint  -- kitchen/master bath/guest bath - replace counter top and sinks, re-paint cabinets, replace lighting and appliances (kitchen only)  -- garage - replace garage door, remove existing carpet (yes, 50% of the garage is covered in carpet), paint  -- doors - replace all doors   Would really appreciate your recommendation(s)! 

If it appears to be from the interior, also look at the blinds to see if there is any damage there as well. 

It does look nice - I did not expect that interior from the outside pic. 

Bank Owned REO (Foreclosure).The court auctions come with liens and/or occupants that your responsible for, they want a huge non refundable deposit and you usually can't see the interior of the property.  

While I would hate to pay an option fee just to see the interior of a property, landlords don't want to upset the tenants by having a lot of prospective buyers coming through the units and inconveniencing the tenants who would surely complain.  

@Waverly Rennie, the house was a complete interior gut job, including all of the wood flooring which was 75% of the house, and needed all new windows too.I ended up making an offer on the house that I felt comfortable with, but it was rejected by the seller.  

My name is Patrick O'Neill and I'm a general contractor/handyman and interior painter from Philadelphia, PA who has recently become very interested in real estate investment. 

We contracted out the roof and gutters, furnace, and found a handyman friend who helped with some exterior siding problems, door repairs and we took care of exterior painting, plumbing (with help from our handyman), carpet, interior painting, and windows.