Other less expensive improvements would be adding credit card readers and in-bay drying systems.Keep us posted and Good Luck!

But if the work is mostly putting up dry wall, it may not be that expensive. 

The reason I am curious to find out the rehab cost per Sq ft is to come up with a decent enough guesstimate when analyzing properties.Assuming the property needs New Roof, HVAC, Carpets , Some dry wall, paint, Kitchen remodel.. etc.

I was starting to feel like I was crazy for wanting to buy something upstate--it seemed like most were starting to look elsewhere so I was wondering if the money/bookings were drying up here.

Are the 2-4 family properties plentiful, or will you be sitting on dry powder for a long time trying to find deals?  

They sell hard with their "we're here to protect the passives" talk, and then leave you high and dry if you get screwed over by one of their "leads".I'd never join again, knowing what I know about them now.

Update as of 4/16/2021: The tenant left a lot of flooring and dry wall damages.

You're not improving any cash flow here, just adding on another bill that will suck your cash flow dry for the next 5 - 10 years if you let it, then of course you'll have more desperately needed upgrades.  

Unless you plan to reinvest at least some of the profit from the sale of your current home, you'll be back to cutting hair in the next year or so when your funds dry up. 

When it starts to look rough with areas of drying out and serious curling and splitting I replace it before it leaks.