Drywall and carpets can quickly be ruined, baseboards are scrap, and particle board cabinets are destroyed even faster.

But also for larger projects such as repositioning pipes (such as during a bathroom remodel) and even copper repiping.Handyman: For things like a broken cabinet door, broken garbage disposal, "little fixes" that don't require a contractor/plumber/etc.Accountant / Tax Consultant: CPA or EA that is well versed in taxes particularly geared toward the real estate investor.

Depending on your end game- rental -flip - hold, for rentals- I get 12x12 granite tiles (under 5 bucks each) butt them together and trim it with 2" wood that matches either the granite or the cabinets.

In this way, this is what to do with that tangled wreck of chargers concealing endlessly in that one arbitrary work area cabinet.

Currently I am keeping them in a locked file cabinet (although my agreement with the credit service just says I have to keep them in a "secure place").

You absolutely MUST look inside closets, cupboards and cabinets.

Always new cabinets, flooring, carpets, windows, some plumbing and tiles and doors.

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $515,000 Cosmetic flip work including- kitchen cabinets, countertops, appliances, interior paint, flooring, electrical fixtures, reworking the master bath layout, vanities, and deck repair.

Yellow pine longs, Pella wood windows, custom cabinets, granite, top appliances, furnishings, etc.   

The chips on the cabinet door edges are wear and tear.I would say hard use of the unit, but wear and tear.The paint chips on painted cabinets sometimes, and the plastic film peels back on the coated type sometimes.If you have trouble making them look nice, perhaps you can get replacement doors.For apartment use I think the easiest to blend in repairs is the old oak type.To many this look is dated, but in some neighborhoods this would be an acceptable (clean roomy) rental.