Is the 360 camera worth the upgrade?

Good luck getting that out of the way, and hopefully it is not going to end your career before it starts...Christopher:The OP is in Winnipeg, so the plug for the service provider directory will be of little use to him.Additionally acquiring a  small house (or apartment building with smaller units) with a poor layout does not imply rules were broken - these are often my favourite types of property if in the right area and the right price.    

I'd look for quality neighborhoods with high buyer demand and spend more for the location, as cost to rehab would be similar if you are doing it in a bad area or good one (as far as cost to add a deck, drywall, etc, while you may go for more upgraded finishes in a better location). 

Then we went to turn on the water, and the lines had broken under the slab, with he design of the home to only way to fix this was to jackhammer up the slab, which before we were done resulted in a gutted kitchen and bathroom with 4 yards of new concrete needed.

The bathroom floor and part of the subfloor in the hall and kitchen would have to come-up; the wall between the bathroom and hallway and across the end of the hall would be going back to the studs; the common wall between this apartment and the adjacent unit would need to be brought up to current {fire} code; the ductwork for the HRV needed to be replaced; and three of the existing windows had broken thermo panes.We also planned to improve the energy efficiency of much of the envelope during this renovation - the amount would depend upon what we found behind the drywall.What we found:The damage to the subfloor on both levels was more extensive than forecasted and I wasted two weeks, and a few hundred dollars in materials, over the holidays in December trying to remove the smell of pet urine (ozone, enzymes, sealant, etc).  

I do have a good amount of down time to work on upgrading a home, in the winter I essentially don't have to work too much due to the fact that we dont do projects in the winter here in MN.

After sitting in bed last night browsing the local Craigslist ads I found some locals that were upgrading the standard builder grade toilets with nicer pieces.I picked up an American Standard toilet for example @ $20 and even if it needs a flush kit it will still be less than the lowest grade they sell at my local Lowes.

The fridge kept frying its mother board at the first sign of lightening, the stove has a broken element and fried jet controller.  

The service is upgrading its technology to expedite loan processing to save lenders time and money.

One tip that I picked up here is while you are starting out and saving money for your investments, start driving / visiting areas you would like to invest in so you get a feel for prices, rents , house conditions etc, and visit and look at lots of homes and open houses so your eye get used to looking at repairs / upgrades that are normal in a particular market.