That gives you a good indication of your acquisition cost to take care of deferred maintenance.Now, you can estimate cost of other amenities, new stove, cabinets, etc. that add value; this is a cost plus profit analysis, my labor, talent, time and the cost of my lunch at work.

-paint, interior- floors, LVP-Cabinet/counter install50% up front seems like a lot.

The cabinets in the kitchen look outdated.

I should have had contractors do the cabinet renovation, because that was a back breaking project to strip, sand, and refinish 45 cabinet doors.

Some homes cost $8,000 to $10,000 and one home in Idaho cost me $18,000 because the tenant destroyed every plumbing fixture, kitchen cabinets, stove, refrigerator, granite counter tops and it took several days to trim trees, etc.So, we lose 1 month of unpaid rent $2300 + $8,000 to put the house back together + 30 days to complete the repairs + 30 days to re-rent the house $4600 for loss rent + your tenant owe the utility companies $800 = $15,700 and this is if you are lucky and can do the work yourself.

Make a list on a yellow pad of every picky thing that needs completion: drywall, type of texture, electrical outlets, molding, all the interior trim, I assume you have pre-fab cabinets sitting in a garage if not - you need to, doorways and door hanging, all the walkways and outside hardscape are done?

In my experience, washing everything (walls, baseboards, doors, cabinets, etc.) from waist height and down will usually eliminate the odor.

Because the kitchen has dark cabinets this will make the entire place look darker. 

My question is would it be smarter to rent that side and update the mirrored side that needs to be updated, slowly fixing things like maybe just doing the flooring before moving in, and then chiseling away at other stuff like countertops, cabinets, and bathrooms as I save? 

I'm not a clean freak but I like having clean dishes in the cabinets and someone taking the trash out instead of letting it overflow, so this was a constant point of friction since they didn't care.