New HVAC, plumbing, electrical, floors, kitchen, baths & added a deck. 

I went to a public hearing on a red card that the town fabricated because a structural inspector decided to do an electrical inspection early.

Purchase price: $55,000 Cash invested: $110,000 Sale price: $205,000 This was a 1950 raised home that needed extensive foundation repairs as well as all plumbing, electrical and subflooring.

No foreclosure or court action required.3.You might also consider depending on where it is, no electrical or lighted signs if that might be a consideration to you. 

An electric dryer will run up the bill of that unit quickly , where a washing machine wont nearly as much . 

Hey Melanie,Real estate offers powerful tax advantages, especially for those using leverage and strategies like cost segregation and bonus depreciation to defer taxes.

@Megan Alanhello. house hacking is a powerful strategy. in an ideal house hack you would:-pay roughly the same that you'd pay in rent, net to the mortgage. 

I am confident that “Drill Baby Drill” (aka reducing the price of oil, aka reducing everything that is transported) will directly impact the cost of goods thus increasing tenants and buyers purchasing power.

Know that the market you're serving does exist, and is like an underlying current that's being held back by walled garden that the government has only recently scrutinize.Zillow, Redfin and Trulia has all attempted at disintermediation and increase market efficiency, but failed due to the market powers that maybe. 

For the first part of your question even if you were working with a realtor, I don't personally know many that have a true pulse on rehab costs and I wouldn't make any investment decisions based on their rehab cost projections.My suggestion would be to study how to evaluate the Big 6 rehab costs: roof, siding, windows, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.