It can be you friend on the purchase negotiations, just like cat pea and lead paint.

I focused on the three things people see when first walking in to a home (in my opinoin) and that is -Flooring -Kitchen-Exterior paintI Installed new flooring and paint the cabinets with new hardware.

She bought three cans of paint and put them on the porch and left.

Consider how much you'll spend on a turnover (paint, flooring, touch-up, cleaning, etc) and how long your property might stay vacant for and how long this 'Lost Income' will take to makeup with the new tenant vs. keeping the old tenant at a lower rent. 

Exterior paint.

Almost a true paint and carpet other than the HVAC and rear door needing replacing.

I will do exterior painting, upgrade the bathroom, and the kitchen.

Purchase price: $185,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Amazing 3/1 1200sqft with upgraded paint, floors with new appliances.

Investor rehabbed property, putting in new flooring and painting sidings What was the outcome?

We updated the exterior by painting the brick two-tone, new landscaping, roof and re-branding the complex with new signage.