I agre with @Bonnie Low: if you're going to do it, do it right.You don't need an executive desk with six drawers and a filing cabinet, but the desk should be of the appropriate height for a workspace, preferably with a keyboard drawer, and the chair should be comfortable.I would not install a printer.

Hello everyone so I just bought my first rental home it is an older home from 1909 it has a basement well kind of a basement so it is a weird design the ceiling heights are only 65 inches tall and it has concrete floors with a furnace and water heater right in the middle and it is small the basement is only about 650 ft.² the upstairs of the house has been partially updated the kitchen and bathroom Are the two areas where somebody put a little bit of money into it like newer flooring newer appliances some Ookay cabinets some OK countertops the two bedrooms and living room are original hardwood floors that I am probably going to get refinished so my question is I have some money to rehab the house my options are doing some thing with the basement which right now I’m not even sure if it can ever be considered a habitable space because of the ceiling height issue and it does not have egress which I could get egress but it’s not that cheap I would probably just finish it as a rec room or something like that or I could put a majority of the money into the upstairs by upgrading it it does have a sunroom at the front of the house  which is a newer addition to the home which is in pretty good condition also probably would use some of the money to get a new paint job on the house I am just a little confused where I should put the money originally I was thinking the basement and had this whole plan planned out but now I’m starting to revert and go maybe towards  making the upstairs and outside and landscape nicer

Hello everyone so I just bought my first rental home it is an older home from 1909 it has a basement well kind of a basement so it is a weird design the ceiling heights are only 65 inches tall and it has concrete floors with a furnace and water heater right in the middle and it is small the basement is only about 650 ft.² the upstairs of the house has been partially updated the kitchen and bathroom Are the two areas where somebody put a little bit of money into it like newer flooring newer appliances some Ookay cabinets some OK countertops the two bedrooms and living room are original hardwood floors that I am probably going to get refinished so my question is I have some money to rehab the house my options are doing some thing with the basement which right now I’m not even sure if it can ever be considered a habitable space because of the ceiling height issue and it does not have egress which I could get egress but it’s not that cheap I would probably just finish it as a rec room or something like that or I could put a majority of the money into the upstairs by upgrading it it does have a sunroom at the front of the house which is a newer addition to the home which is in pretty good condition also probably would use some of the money to get a new paint job on the house I am just a little confused where I should put the money originally I was thinking the basement and had this whole plan planned out but now I’m starting to revert and go maybe towards making the upstairs and outside and landscape nicer

I need my walls, and kitchen cabinets repainted, new toilets reinstalled, new flooring, new electrical outlets and light switches to be changed, and a few other minor repairs.

Brand new untouched appliances in all kitchens and late 90s cabinets I would paint.

I replaced toilets, bath cabinets & tops, all light fixtures & wall plate covers, door hinges & handles, installed wood wall T&G in the main bath, and I installed a 3-phase water filtration system (this was a huge value add).

Is anyone else hearing that they must wait 5 months for base cabinets to come in from Lowes?

@Champ Leong generally if you are only doing cosmetic things like carpet, paint, and cabinets you don’t need a permit as long as all the plumbing, electrical, and appliances are staying in the same place.

Focus on changing countertops (granite or cheap quartz), painting the kitchen cabinets white or grey, changing the hardware on the kitchen cabinets, and getting some decent used or scratch and dent stainless appliances in the kitchen.

Additionally, there is a basement with a kitchen and cabinets, 1 full bath, washer and dryer and a refrigerator.