In the area that I live, it is quite expensive to hire out even simple things like cleaning or changing a light fixture or door handle.

Even if you didn't have a job, the credit and/or DSCR is usually sufficient to get the green light. 

I also am thinking about expanding it a bit to replace one sink and replace several light fixtures and switches that I wouldn't worry about a permit if I was just doing one thing at a time.

I have signed contract for SFR on a vacant property. Owner does not live in house and it’s currently empty. Purchase and sale is signed. I have to only wait for bank to complete the closing formalities, but I am confi...

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

Even if you have no common area utilities now, it would be more economical in the future if you ever wanted to add another panel to cover miscellaneous common area lighting, CCTV, etc.

i would put a belt sander in that and fix it in 10 minutes , then I’d do a light matching stain till it was close and spray some polyurethane on it .

I find many use the term "newly renovated" to mean new carpet and paint and a few door knobs and light fixtures.

We write into the leases that tenants are not allowed to paint, but some still ask, and worse yet, some do it without asking.We have a choice of 2 paint colors for walls that we use in all of our properties (a light beige and a light grey).

I stuck to the modern theme - replacing light fixtures from Amazon, peel & stick flooring in the kitchen, and adding a fresh coat of paint on the cabinets and walls.