It also gets some of the sellers who believe they own a gold mine rethinking their 1950/60s kitchen cabinets and old vinyl floors.

There was a milky substance spilled in the fridge, some dirty pans and dishes in the cabinets (I just put everything in and ran a load), my girls found an old spilled McDonalds cup under the nightstand upstairs and I pulled a water bottle cap from under the sheets when I crawled into bed last night.

The kitchen cabinets, AC UNIT, etc.  

I got a $500 fine because I wasn’t doing remodeling but changing windows, cabinets, carpets.

(Cabinets and countertops were contracted out.)

What other finishes do you have in the house on cabinets, floors, etc.?

Redfin / Zillow rent estimates are 1200 - 1450, My property for this week is listed below that at 1145.PM suggests some light landscaping ( mulch and bushes ), Cabinet paint for Kitchen and Bathroom, and Changing countertop for the Kitchen and Bathroom. 

The contractor also suggested gray kitchen cabinets.

Replacing a broken cabinet, for instance, is a repair item because it is not adding any value, or considered an improvement.  

I had a case like this where the tenant reported intermittent strong smells coming from the kitchen cabinets but every time I went there (I live nearby), somehow the smell was gone….