For the exterior: we painted the trim on the outside, pressure washed the vinyl siding, cleaned the exterior really well, mulch, new mailbox.Interior: refinished wood floors, new carpet, new vinyl tile in kitchen and bathroom, new toilet, new kitchen cabinets, counter top, sink, painted the interior with a modern color scheme, added a door to the back porch.We shopped around for cheap contractors and cheap materials, even used materials in some cases.

In addition to charging $50 more per month in rent I am going to assess a pet fee to account for any carpet cleaning/replacement once the tenant moves out.

You can usually fix pretty with some paint and carpet (lipstick)  You cannot fix location. 

I have always thought the 20% down took care of 10% selling costs plus a 10% cushion to replace pet pee carpet, purple paint, etc at resale.

Hi there,I had a quick question for you landlords out there.A year ago, I had a tenant who finished their lease and moved elsewhere.We had a final property walk-thru of the unit and found the beige carpet we newly installed in the bedroom prior to the tenant moving in, had 4 round red paint marks that was impossible to clean out. 

He was an investor and Realtor and valued a smooth and quick sale over some messy offer that was a little higher.  

My entire portfolio are single family homes and I never install carpet.

Remove wall paperPaint Replace carpet with vinyl plankRemove popcorn ceilingReglaze bathroom tiles whitePaint kitchen cabinets whiteNew modern fixtures and hardware What was the outcome?

Looking to talk to a few flippers in Vegas that do real projects not just paint and carpet. 

There was some cosmetic work that needed to be done (paint, redo vinyl floors and replace carpet.)