Tough to say in this case you gotta know everything down to the dollar and also assess both your skill levels of executing the rehab and then deal with the sale.

I didn't really do a good job negotiating...looking to improve my skills.

Seems a male, female, LGBTQ or maybe even an animal with great communication skills and valuable perspective might be just as useful to you, no?

@Bjorn Ahlblad Thanks for all those details "Estoppel Certs signed by LL and tenant" what if they are unwilling too.  

Especially if I had your skills, @Paul Sandhu  New sheets, mattresses, towels, couches, etc.

However, both us come from strong organizational management backgrounds and I often joke that my fiancee has enough skills to breeze through a GC test.

@John PelaezThe local community college will run a lot of courses on basic trade skills and basic property upkeep.

You need to make yourself resourceful to get help from skilled experts.

Chances that they want a discount rent but unwilling to complete the renovation satisfactorily.

Even if you don't have handyman skills, much of renovating a property is grunt work like washing walls and floors, painting, cleaning windows, caulking, scrubbing grime off tubs and sinks, polishing faucets, and so forth.