Here are the numbers for this project:Purchase Price: $140,999Purchase closing costs: $1,706Materials and Labor: $31,822Holding Costs: $9,019 (includes repayment to investor)Final Sales Price: $220,000Closing Costs, Commissions, and Staging: $14,667Total Profit: $21,788Here are some before and after pictures:Fireplace before/after:Kitchen before/after:These are the major items we replaced/redid on this house: converted the carport into an additional one car garage (not as hard as I thought it’d be), carpet, updated fireplace, paint, updated lighting, appliances, laminate, granite countertops (also added a little shelf to the counter so you sit at a stool to eat), backsplash, painted cabinets, new furnace, new windows, and removed 3 dead trees from the yard.

I'd only take on a property that is similar to what I work with - (rents above $600 and in what I term a decent area and a well maintained house)   Also there is Granite Leasing/Property Mgmt - Kristen used to be active on here but not sure she is anymore - Im actually going to be working with her to lease my vacant property - her specialty is finding tenants and doing all the work on the front end then either managing on the back end or passing off back to the owner or someone else for the day to day.

I'm not exactly brand new to bigger pockets but I never posted an introduction and I'm still new to REI. I've been reading and contributing to the blog for several months now and have listened to about 80 of the podca...

New flooring throughout, 2 completely redone bathrooms, took down walls to open the place up a bit, new doors, fresh paint, some crown, lots of patching, light kitchen remodel that include granite tops and an island with concrete top, new dishwasher and range, new HVAC units, moved some electrical around, new garage door, some fresh landscaping, added a fire pit, and gave the porch a facelift with some new posts.

Some people love granite, some like the traditional butcher block, some swear by quartz.

I'm thinking of putting granite on solid plywood cabinets. 

In my novice opinion, this is what needs to be done to the house:Mold inspection/eradication (water damage from leaking water heater in attic)HVAC neglect (possible mold)10 Fogged Windows (house has numerous large beautiful windows that have become opaque due to moisture)Pressure wash exteriorReplace Carpets (approximately 1500-2000 sq ft)Paint interior walls/sand and paint trimPlumbing hardware has all been removed/needs to be replacedPool filled with excessive amounts of leaves/debris (pump is running)Excessive amounts of trash throughout house yard and pool houseLive Oak growing onto roof (arborist needed)New Sod (currently all weeds)Pool Deck ResurfacingGarage Door Openers have been removedLarge golf ball sized chip on bottom of granite on islandresurface built-insExterminatorPatch holes/cracks in walls (about 10 fist sized holes)Many light fixtures missing (10 or so in closets and bathrooms)smoke alarms missingSo, part of me was disgusted and felt very guilty watching my buddy conduct a walk through via the internet.  

The neighborhood is decent but it's the kind of neighborhood that you would not get the return on something like granite counter tops.After that long prelude, my question is what finishes/amenities should I think about including in the kitchen and what steps should I take to maximize my value?

get a set of plans and bid them out.. add up all the bids and that is your cost.excavation.. foundation rough plumb rough heat framing windows roof siding insulation and sheet rock.. probably cabinets as well.then you can take it from there do your own finish work  paint  .. hire out flooring and granite counters etc. and you can do the finish plumb and electrical but I would have the same people that did the rough do that all for one price.

You would be supervised the things people tell you, from not liking the specific color of a granite counter to the kitchen facing the wrong direction, and that's if they even tell you.