hello, I have just bought a property that needs a) fumigation (section 1), b) landscape grading to improve drainage, c) crawspace/foundation work to repair some piers and fix sump pump, and d) minor interior remodel and retrofit window. 

And @Bjorn Ahlblad brings up a great point about sellers (and even more so, brokers) tending to overstate by a grade or so.But now things are even more complicated in that using Lennon's grading scale a class B property could be built in 2002. 

What does that mean - it means that you can take all the classes you need to be a successful investor, manager, financial planner, ethics and legal reasoning etc with the only penalty being you get a grade less than desired and of course you are spending for college.

Maybe they are viable with higher-grade properties with larger margins.Also look too Twin Oaks Really.

@Karen R.That's a profound question to answer that's well above my pay grade as a sinner.

Builder's Grade Appliances as opposed to Upscale. 

Cleanup Job (Low cost fast flip): - landscape package in front - remove deck- remove vines from house - clean exterior, fix siding and wood rot, paint neutral beige/gray color - clean driveway/weed, clean retaining wall/pavement - replace flooring with mid grade flooring bottom level, carpet upstairs - replace interior fixtures - paint interior white trim, light color beige/gray walls, popcorn ceiling removal - new kitchen appliancesRehab options:- Replace deck with new one (kind of awkward that high to me) vs Remove and fill in wall or add large window to master.- Potential space to move laundry into upstairs bathroom closet vs basement - Can maybe get away with toilet/vanity replacement in each bathroom- Uncertain if painting or replacing cabinets with ikea type is worth it- Any in-ceiling lighting will cause a disaster with electrical since it is out of date- Repave/fix concrete front porch and side porch - replace/paint railing- Replace front walkway cement, or remove walkway and replace with right angled walk to driveway (may not provide ROI)- Tear down vs paint garage port in back yard

Ok, so for this to work I can't spend $180k and go to a top flight school and spend the next 5 years giving my business up for a high rank or even high grades.

The back yard realistically would need to be cleared and graded, but we have a brook that runs through and cuts the yard in half so I figure we have to clear and grade the half that is closest to the house but the area that is beyond the brook can stay wild and woody.

id=1IaAr5B1WeT...Cleanup Job (Low cost fast flip): landscape package in front remove deckremove vines from house clean exterior, fix siding and wood rot, paint neutral beige/gray color clean driveway/weed, clean retaining wall/pavement replace flooring with mid grade flooring bottom level, carpet upstairs replace interior fixtures paint interior white trim, light color beige/gray walls, popcorn ceiling removal new kitchen appliancesRehab options: Replace deck with new one (kind of awkward that high to me) vs Remove and fill in wall or add large window to master.Potential space to move laundry into upstairs bathroom closet vs basement Can maybe get away with toilet/vanity replacement in each bathroomUncertain if painting or replacing cabinets with ikea type is worth itAny in-ceiling lighting will open up codes stuff with electrical since it is out of dateRepave/fix concrete front porch and side porch - replace/paint railingReplace front walkway cement, or remove walkway and replace with right angled walk to driveway (may not provide ROI)Tear down vs paint garage port in back yardWhich do you think provides highest ROI?