If I'm replacing counter tops anyway, I'd stick a slab of level 1 granite in there and call it a day.  

If you want to learn wholesaling, then stick with what you're doing.  

Probably because I didn't stick around to actually watch the properties being paid on by the buyers.  

I think a carrot and stick approach would work nice though.

We all have different objectives and financial goals and while some of us buy for appreciation, some of us won't touch a property that doesn't cashflow with a stick.

Stick it out and get it done before you sign on the dotted line, or you'll very likely get a nasty surprise after the fact.

If you stick with what you've got here, you are not minimizing the probability of an ugly thing happening someday to your mother in law.I like both @John Underwood's and @Kyle Mccaw's methods. 

Stick to one deal and keep track of the others or make offers without intending to pursue the deal.

That being said even the rentals in this neighborhood have granite and upgraded plumbing for the most part.So do most of you stick to the big things like painted cabinets, cabinet hardware and granite? 

Stick with commuter rail accessible locations for the most part.