Some were just carpet cleaning and touchup paint all the way to nearly full updates like you described.I'm not sure about if they're doing it now still, but like I said last year they definitely were.

If I can raise rent to market value of ~9k, I break even while living there and cash flow 1k when leaving.Question: Where would I factor in things like: touch ups in between tenants, flooring, plumbing, remodeling a bathroom/kitchen if I want to raise the rents between tenants?

Painting can be done before hanging cabinets, but you’ll be doing a lot of touch up.  

Any tips on minor touch up to spruce it up with minimal spend ?

We plan on splitting the utilities, putting in an egress window and leveling the floor in the basement, make the basement bath functional, upgrading the main floor bath, replacing or refinishing flooring, painting throughout, removing some overgrown trees, doing touch up paint outside, and patch repairing some cement work. 

Black you can use a little touch up paint.

You'll have to have to touch up on your Español if you move there.  

I would not shoot for anything with major issues but outdated, needs cleaned, small touchups, landscaping are all things that can be done easily.

Getting a contractor back to touch up paint on a cabinet (a 2 minute job) is not feasible for you or for them. 

I sold a place last year and it made no sense to do any work (other than touch up and carpet stretching) because it was an entry-level home.