Still doing some cleaning and painting along the way.

Cosmetic improvements alone, including painting, decorating, and minor repairs, do not qualify, nor does any work that can be done safely with the tenant in the unit. 

Added bathroom, bedrooms, new paint, remove popcorn ceiling, added insulation, new windows, repaired foundation, etc.What was the outcome?

I have a rental brick house I need to stain.NOT LOOKING TO PAINT!

One was fully occupied the other vacant.The vacant property needed a complete turnover, deep cleaning, paint, new cabinets countertops, and other small odds and ends. 

@Joshua Biondi  I was looking for a handyman a few months ago.................the woman who cleans apartments for me volunteered to paint and caulk a bathroom.

So far, we are sticking with our original plan to gut the bathrooms down to studs and rebuild, new pre-hung doors, light fixtures, flooring, and paint throughout.

We were originally about $10K higher, but were able to realize savings on interior/exterior painting. 

When I hauled away all the junk in the basement, painted its walls, and had the floor professionally scrubbed, lo and behold, the effective doubling of the house's useable square footage and the potential to create additional living space down there (maybe even a separate living area) became a nice selling feature to prospective buyers.

What kind of paint do you use in the bedrooms of your rentals?