Paint/carpet/fixtures on a house this big may exceed $15,000...entrance fees could be another $15,000...if you sell with a realtor at $263,000, commission would be about $16,000...and closing may run another $5-6,000.

I am pretty handy with a hammer, saw and paint brush and I will do a healthy amount of the maintenance myself.I have several friends and acquaintances who have residential properties intended to rent to UoM Students, and I will be meeting with them to see how they have done over the years.

All the rooms will be painted.

Recycling or use of recycled materials such as paint or doors.What you see at times are ideas that you have to shape to fit your needs.

I have owned a painting business for the last 15 years.

Evidently just some repair for the roof...still trying to figure out the range/ microwave issue...I do agree there needs to be a venting mechanism in place and it appears that " someone "did not install a new microwave correctly....Id like to swap out the carpet for a nice scraped wood laminate....a nice new coat of paint..some other aesthetic and cosmetic upgrades to really make it stand out!

There's been no contract or anything yet of any kind and yet they've done quite a lot in the last few weeks, painted, tore out old carpeting, replaced old appliances with newer ones etc.

They will still need to repaint the interior, but I'm even giving them the paint.

That was after a complete remodel (all new carpet, paint, etc.) and two boxes of the bug bombs.If you don't spend the time/money up front to tackle the problem it will keep coming back and will cost you a lot more in the long run (multiple extra treatments, tenant loss, vacancy, possible lawsuit, etc.).

For example, my painter has a full time job and paints for me after work or on weekends.