Hard surfaces like LVP, tile, hardwood are easier to maintain long term and tend to last longer. 2.

Done a couple of flips, currently working on one that I’m considering to brrr it’s a single family 3bdrm 2 bath.and hoping to get a multi unit next. we are very skilled in the construction end (have a hardwood floor business) new to the nuances of rentals especially in New York State .

In terms of the condition maybe the landlord didn't add AC or went with LVP and carpet over hardwoods in an A location.

We have an 11-unit apartment building (five 1br/1ba, six 2br/1ba) and want to do a cosmetic rehab (new kitchen, bathroom, paint, sanding, and staining hardwood floors, excluding repairs on MEPs).

@Ryan Dickerson, while you will ultimately need to either make a somewhat blind leap or hope you can find a contractor that will walk your properties, one piece that I will add is: YOU need to know what type of finishes you are looking at, and understanding their material costs.I.e. are you going to do carpet, LVP, or true hardwoods?  

We added $40K-$50K refinishing the hardwood floors, removing wallpaper, painting walls and updating the kitchen & bathroom with new cabinets, adding granite countertops and creating a BEAUTIFUL dining room off the kitchen that was wasted space as an enclosed porch, and also added french doors leading out to a newly-built pre-finished deck we added so the new owners could enjoy their gorgeous fenced in backyard.

I have seen houses where the departing residents took kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanties, toilets, suspended ceiling and hardwood flooring when they left. 

The architecture of the house has been maintained with hardwood floors throughout, floor to ceiling windows and 14 foot ceilings (although a pain when accessing anything like lighting). 

Super nice house with nice landscaping , hardwood floors in great condition, nearly move in ready with new furnace/hotwater/ central air.

mainly cosmetic: stained floors, repaint, may need to replace carpet with hard wood, resurface cabnets, new shower, repatch water damage.