With windchill -51F, that means you have to wear a hat and gloves ;-)I had two properties with high efficency heaters ice up on me; which is a problem, as the interior temperatur drops fast and you end up with frozen pipes.

With little structural work needed, the $200,000 renovation budget will mostly be dedicated to completely updating the kitchens and bathrooms, refinishing the existing hardwood floors, removing wallpaper and interior painting, replacing windows and repairing the back decks.

House had a complete refresh of all interiors walls, lighting, upgrade bathrooms, exterior repairs to stucco, fence repair, granite counters and repaint the kitchen cabinets.

It consists of exterior cameras (purposely visible) and interior cameras, motion detectors, and alarm systems that have 4g back up and private security service when triggered. 

What I have been quoted for designs have been upwards of 15k+.

But as Jerryl mentioned, that criteria alone typically isn't a design of distress, so it - by itself - may not be the best place to look for discounted deals.

We have done most the work on the interior but, it has taken us a month or more to secure a GC for the 4th bedroom addition.

When I asked for pictures of what was done, they would not provide any, I had to pay an additional $250 to build a from step handrail, $200 to install a new bathroom mirror and light (the other what half way in the shower, they never fixed an interior window that they could not get anyone come and fix because of Covid, I got it fixed in 2 days) $300 to a cleaning service to clean up the house, $1000 for a dividing fence, $500 to a lawn company to come cut the vines and over growth on the driveway.

I'm making cosmetic improvements to the interiors of the units and achieving a $75-100 rent premiums on the renovated units.

As much as I love design and paper and print and the touchy-feely stuff, digital is king.