The rest of the house will receive cosmetic updates such as paint, drywall repair, new interior/exterior doors.

Mostly cosmetic, some appliances to replace, lots of paint, two boilers, two water heaters, yard and garden work What was the outcome?

After speaking with them, they took it off the market and we entered into a rent-to-purchase agreement.Just months after moving in, in Dec of 2015, my husband had a horrific accident, hit a deer and cartwheeled his SUV "multiple times", requiring a month in ICU, 3 months in a wheelchair, multiple surgeries and months of rehab and a walker; about 9 months out of work originally following the accident which was most of 2016 and about 6 months out of work each in 2017 and 2018 for follow up surgeries.

Replaced nearly all the plumbing and cosmetic updates.

Roof was replaced, but cosmetics were not done, even though they were agreed to.

Look for properties that might be mislisted like 2BR homes that are 1000+ square feet that could be a 3BR or something that is super ugly and needs cosmetic updates but is otherwise in good shape.

I could’ve got away with less of the flashy cosmetics to rent at the current market value.

The plan is to invest $6,000 in cosmetic upgrades and get it rented in 3 months.

Repair or replace.The rest is up to you and your mom as to what cosmetic issues you want to look at.

When I say patchy flooring I mean it's a cosmetic issue onlookers can easily distinguish that a particular area was repaired as it's not in sync with the remaining flooring inside the apartment.Technically flooring is not the same for example before I bought the property during closing and after the water incident that happened two months after closing.So I was wondering if guaranteed rebuilding would come into picture to bring everything back in shape,hope I made it clear.