I'm a newbie, but the the thought of working on a home that's over 50+ yrs old, makes me think it might just be better to start fresh and upgrade everything, versus dealing with change orders.

You should be able to do a good paint job in a day with touch up next morning with fresh eyes Good Luck

It's keeping my mind fresh when it comes to the essential process of rehabbing a SFR.

To do more, they needed more loans, so... lending standards had to drop to get more fresh new loans.

I'm all for giving people a fresh start but her history of bad debt is really long and it seems more like a habit than a past mistake.Option to buy--we're not interested.

If you do the roof half-baked, buyers will wonder where else did you cut corners -- and today, buyers have options, lots and lots of options.I know you know all this...just relaying my personal experience with this exact question.

Make sure that before EVERY showing, the lights are on, the house is clean, the blinds are open, and the house smells fresh (don't make the buyer open the blinds or turn on the lights)4.

Even very large sophisticated property owners never bake capital expenses (other than an optional reserve), financing, or tax items like depreciation/amortization into their NOI calculations.

So, once I go under contract, I then immediately schedule my inspections which include roof inspection, plumber (check sewer lines and fresh water lines), HVAC (check AC condensers, heating units, boilers and chillers - if applicable), and if anything looks suspect, a foundation expert.

Plus I love fresh air and the whole house fan brings me a lot of that.