They are cheap but take hours to clean.

Joy of working short sales I guess.Rough numbers are:Purchase: $180kRehab: $8kSale: $250kI was gonna change the floorplan some and update more and sell in the $275k range, but I think the better play is to just do paint, carpet, clean up and flip it quickly for $30k or so after holding/sales costs.Had some new private lenders not come through so its either find some money or a partner or go institutional hard money...which doesn't appeal to me.Open on terms and split depending on how the work/money/experience shakes out.

Just dealt with a tenant that had a clean credit, rental and criminal history that suddenly quit paying rent-I'm talking *squeaky* clean record.

If you are a property manager or Landlord keeps your properties manicured and cleaned as if you yourself lived in then.

Wood on floors, maybe engineered (they're actually stronger)  I like Wolf too, but with the modern style and it being in the island, thought induction would be clean. 

I plan to refund the full amount of the deposit as listed on the lease (as long as she leaves the apt. clean and doesn't owe any rent).  

In the 80's when interest rates were at 12% for prime loans, the market slowed, however, those who could afford to buy cleaned up.

On the surface students want "cheap", but when they actually look at things: clean, modern, and convenient will win over price.In our "universityville" landlords range from larger companies with hundreds of units; Dick & Jane Public who have an accessory apartment in their basement.  

Go meet the neighbors and let them know your plans, give them a card, and welcome their call if they ever see something they don't like.If there's a lot of preconstruction clean up, then I go to Home Depot and get enough laborers, tools, and materials to knock it out in a day.  

But I agree that if you go at it from a one and done type of deal it should be clean.