I work in the Vail/Aspen bedroom community markets and luxury vinyl (LVT) is a good option for rental housing units at your price point. 

Despite this, I'm a bit ahead of the curve and am looking for guidance as to where to go next.Currently, I work for a luxury brokerage out of San Diego as an assistant to a top producer providing marketing and management of all digital platforms; I received this opportunity through DMing multiple agents on Instagram hoping to get a job after my return from a study abroad as a way to learn about real estate.

Paint, flooring like luxury vinyl plank, curb appeal etc.

You could put a luxury vinyl right over it and that would make it look way better.

(I should note that I live in Japan so buying a house and living in it is not an option for me.)Sincerely,Cory Ballantyne you're gunna hate me for this, but I wouldn't consider buying in America, from japan, for your first deal, unless you had in the range of $75-$100k. when you invest locally, you can get low down payments and house hack, you can drive to see properties, you can go to investor meetups and pick peoples brains, and you have the luxury, if something goes wrong, of seeing what went wrong and even going in and picking up tools yourself to save on labor if absolutely necessary. from japan, you will need to fly to see any property you hope to buy, probably have trouble meeting up and networking, and everything will have to happen with boots on the ground financed out of your pocket.

I'm also including Luxury Vinyl Plank, can't edit the title of the post though. 

A big trend right now is large dev corps like TRITEC coming in and building "Luxury" apartments near the LIRR stations for a premium.

The property owner retains all rights to the property — to build, rent, sell or transfer to heirs — but has the luxury of remaining anonymous."

If I were flipping it in a few years and the carpets are worn I would opt for one of the "luxury" vinyl floating plank floors.

I have the luxury of waiting until everyone else takes a pass  .